Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 514 · 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 “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
2. 2.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
5. 5.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Riya interrupted others again and again; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Aarav
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating others
8. 8.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) talking over others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) listening to others (c) clear, relevant points (d) a good summary
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) a good summary
15. 15.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) listening to others (d) saying nothing
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
19. 19.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) a good summary (c) losing your temper (d) bringing in quiet ones
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) clear, relevant points (c) saying nothing (d) losing your temper
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) repeating others (c) talking over others (d) polite disagreement
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Aarav
26. 26.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan 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) Aarav (c) Ishaan
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) how you take part (d) your height
31. 31.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Ananya
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Nisha
39. 39.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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