Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 421 · 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.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
2. 2.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
3. 3.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
6. 6.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Nisha
10. 10.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) talking over others (d) repeating others
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Arjun
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) a good summary (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) going off topic (c) personal comments (d) clear, relevant points
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) repeating others (d) leading without bossing
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Riya
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) repeating others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) leading without bossing
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Rohan
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) losing your temper (c) listening to others (d) repeating others
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Arjun
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Riya
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Tara
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Nisha
35. 35.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) repeating others (c) saying nothing (d) polite disagreement
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Kabir
40. 40.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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