Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 725 · 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.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) how you take part
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Kabir
4. 4.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) polite disagreement (d) losing your temper
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Riya
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) leading without bossing (c) repeating others (d) losing your temper
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Ananya
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Arjun
16. 16.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
18. 18.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
20. 20.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
22. 22.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Rohan
24. 24.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) a good summary (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to others
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Riya
26. 26.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
30. 30.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera interrupted others again and again; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Meera
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Meera

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