Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 737 · 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 “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
2. 2.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
5. 5.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
6. 6.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) how you take part (d) your height
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) clear, relevant points (c) losing your temper (d) personal comments
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
12. 12.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
15. 15.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the silent member (d) the fastest talker
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
18. 18.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Arjun
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
27. 27.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) leading without bossing (c) a good summary (d) going off topic
30. 30.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
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: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Riya
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
38. 38.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Riya

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