Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 765 · 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?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Meera
2. 2.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Riya
7. 7.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) talking over others (c) repeating others (d) going off topic
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Riya
12. 12.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir 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) Kabir (c) Riya
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
17. 17.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) polite disagreement (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
19. 19.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) talking over others
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) polite disagreement (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating others
21. 21.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
27. 27.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) leading without bossing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) personal comments
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara interrupted others again and again; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Rohan
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) clear, relevant points (c) polite disagreement (d) going off topic
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
34. 34.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Meera
36. 36.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) listening to others (c) losing your temper (d) personal comments
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera interrupted others again and again; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Meera
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) leading without bossing (c) repeating others (d) talking over others
40. 40.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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