Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 549 · 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 shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) building on others (c) talking over others (d) mocking others
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
3. 3.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) repeating others (c) polite disagreement (d) a good summary
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) losing your temper (c) repeating others (d) going off topic
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) polite disagreement (d) losing your temper
11. 11.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) leading without bossing
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara interrupted others again and again; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Nisha
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Riya
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Meera
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) leading without bossing (c) a good summary (d) saying nothing
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
25. 25.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
27. 27.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) choosing the winner
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Meera
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the silent member
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) losing your temper
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
37. 37.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan

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