Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 413 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (Quality, listening, teamwork): Earns marks: clear, relevant points; listening; polite disagreement; leading without bossing; a good summary; bringing in quiet ones. Loses marks: talking over others, saying nothing, going off topic, personal comments, repeating others, losing your temper. In a scene, the best member is the one whose behaviour helps the whole group think and agree.

1. 1.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
2. 2.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) repeating others (c) a good summary (d) listening to others
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Tara
7. 7.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
8. 8.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) going off topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) polite disagreement (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others
12. 12.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) talking over others (c) a good summary (d) personal comments
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Riya
18. 18.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Aarav
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Ananya
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Meera
27. 27.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) clear, relevant points (c) leading without bossing (d) bringing in quiet ones
28. 28.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Kabir
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
34. 34.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) going off topic (c) repeating others (d) losing your temper
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) polite disagreement (c) talking over others (d) going off topic
40. 40.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) mocking others (c) ignoring others (d) building on others

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