Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 569 · 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?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Ananya
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Riya
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
6. 6.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) building on others (c) talking over others (d) mocking others
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) clear, relevant points (c) repeating others (d) listening to others
8. 8.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
9. 9.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) the loudest speaker (d) a clear, fair speaker
10. 10.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) bossing everyone (c) speaking the most (d) choosing the winner
11. 11.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) polite disagreement
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Rohan
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) saying nothing (c) a good summary (d) polite disagreement
16. 16.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) going off topic (c) polite disagreement (d) bringing in quiet ones
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) saying nothing (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others
20. 20.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) personal comments (c) saying nothing (d) leading without bossing
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Rohan
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Aarav
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara interrupted others again and again; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Kabir
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) a good summary (d) personal comments
29. 29.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) a good summary (c) talking over others (d) bringing in quiet ones
31. 31.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) personal comments
34. 34.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) a good summary
35. 35.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
38. 38.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Arjun

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