Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 419 · 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.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your height (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) going off topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off topic (d) personal comments
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) talking over others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
8. 8.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) a good summary
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
13. 13.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the loudest speaker
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Aarav
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) polite disagreement (c) talking over others (d) listening to others
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
19. 19.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) a good summary (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) saying nothing
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Aarav
24. 24.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya interrupted others again and again; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others
28. 28.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Riya
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) polite disagreement (c) repeating others (d) talking over others
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
36. 36.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Tara

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