Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 623 · 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?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Tara
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) polite disagreement (c) leading without bossing (d) listening to others
4. 4.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
5. 5.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
7. 7.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
10. 10.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) clear, relevant points (c) going off topic (d) listening to others
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) listening to others (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
13. 13.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) mocking others
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
17. 17.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Meera
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) losing your temper (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) leading without bossing (d) going off topic
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Ananya
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) saying nothing (c) repeating others (d) talking over others
34. 34.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) a good summary (c) talking over others (d) repeating others
35. 35.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) polite disagreement (c) saying nothing (d) talking over others
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
39. 39.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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