Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 543 · 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 GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
2. 2.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) talking over others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
3. 3.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Arjun
9. 9.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) going off topic (c) personal comments (d) repeating others
12. 12.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) clear, relevant points
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Arjun
15. 15.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
16. 16.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) talking over others
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Meera
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) talking over others (c) listening to others (d) polite disagreement
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
26. 26.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) saying nothing (d) polite disagreement
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) listening to others (c) repeating others (d) clear, relevant points
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Tara
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Aarav

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