Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 434 · 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 “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Meera
2. 2.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating others
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Riya
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Riya
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) talking over others (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Riya
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) going off topic (c) a good summary (d) listening to others
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Arjun
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) repeating others (c) going off topic (d) clear, relevant points
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) listening to others (d) personal comments
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Tara
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
26. 26.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) losing your temper (c) a good summary (d) listening to others
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Tara
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
35. 35.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) your clothes
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Ananya
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Meera
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Riya

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