Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 625 · 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 every school have a garden?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) talking over others (c) building on others (d) ignoring others
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
8. 8.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Riya
13. 13.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
14. 14.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Arjun
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) going off topic
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera interrupted others again and again; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Kabir
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Meera
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
25. 25.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
28. 28.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) personal comments (c) listening to others (d) polite disagreement
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) a good summary (d) repeating others
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Nisha
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
35. 35.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) listening to others (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
37. 37.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Tara
40. 40.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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