Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 592 · 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 “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Ananya
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Meera
4. 4.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your clothes (c) how you take part (d) your handwriting
8. 8.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) a good summary (d) polite disagreement
9. 9.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) repeating others
12. 12.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
14. 14.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) choosing the winner
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Riya
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
21. 21.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) clear, relevant points (d) repeating others
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off topic (d) talking over others
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Tara
28. 28.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Nisha
36. 36.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) losing your temper
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) losing your temper (d) listening to others
40. 40.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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