Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 51 · 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.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
5. 5.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) personal comments (d) listening to others
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others
8. 8.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to others (d) talking over others
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara interrupted others again and again; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
10. 10.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) bossing everyone (d) choosing the winner
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Aarav
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
17. 17.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Meera
19. 19.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) ignoring others (c) talking over others (d) mocking others
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Tara
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
22. 22.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Kabir
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Meera
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Nisha
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
30. 30.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the loudest speaker
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) leading without bossing (c) saying nothing (d) clear, relevant points
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Nisha
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks

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