Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 607 · 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 went off topic to talk about a film; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Tara
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Kabir
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Meera
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) saying nothing (c) personal comments (d) talking over others
9. 9.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the silent member (c) the loudest speaker (d) a clear, fair speaker
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) leading without bossing (d) repeating others
13. 13.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) saying nothing (c) going off topic (d) personal comments
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Riya
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
21. 21.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) personal comments
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya interrupted others again and again; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara interrupted others again and again; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Tara
27. 27.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) talking over others (d) listening to others
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Meera
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) repeating others (c) a good summary (d) clear, relevant points
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Rohan
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Aarav
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) polite disagreement (c) going off topic (d) clear, relevant points
33. 33.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
35. 35.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) listening to others (c) a good summary (d) leading without bossing
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) repeating others (c) clear, relevant points (d) losing your temper
39. 39.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Nisha

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