Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 590 · 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.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) personal comments
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Meera
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Meera interrupted others again and again; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
12. 12.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
17. 17.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
18. 18.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
19. 19.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) bossing everyone (d) choosing the winner
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) polite disagreement (c) clear, relevant points (d) leading without bossing
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
25. 25.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
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Meera
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
29. 29.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) how you take part (d) your handwriting
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to others (d) going off topic
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
36. 36.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) repeating others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) personal comments
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Riya

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