Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 562 · 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) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
4. 4.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) ignoring others
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Meera
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) losing your temper (c) a good summary (d) talking over others
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Riya
14. 14.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Tara
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Tara
20. 20.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Kabir
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Tara
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) clear, relevant points (c) personal comments (d) bringing in quiet ones
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Riya
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) listening to others (d) losing your temper
32. 32.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
36. 36.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Rohan
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) losing your temper (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Riya
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan

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