Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 640 · 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 disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Riya
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to others (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) listening to others (c) personal comments (d) losing your temper
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Riya
9. 9.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
10. 10.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Kabir
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
15. 15.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) choosing the winner
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
17. 17.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
19. 19.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) talking over others (c) listening to others (d) leading without bossing
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
22. 22.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) repeating others (c) saying nothing (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Meera
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) going off topic (c) clear, relevant points (d) personal comments
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) repeating others (c) personal comments (d) polite disagreement
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Nisha
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) repeating others (c) listening to others (d) leading without bossing
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
39. 39.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
40. 40.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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