Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 446 · 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 students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
2. 2.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) listening to others (c) polite disagreement (d) clear, relevant points
4. 4.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
5. 5.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Riya
10. 10.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) leading without bossing (c) talking over others (d) a good summary
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Tara
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Meera
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) polite disagreement (c) a good summary (d) personal comments
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Tara
26. 26.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) leading without bossing (c) saying nothing (d) clear, relevant points
27. 27.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
28. 28.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
29. 29.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
37. 37.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) losing your temper (c) leading without bossing (d) polite disagreement
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks

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