Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 823 · 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.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the silent member (c) the fastest talker (d) the loudest speaker
2. 2.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) clear, relevant points (c) leading without bossing (d) polite disagreement
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) saying nothing (d) clear, relevant points
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
8. 8.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) repeating others (c) clear, relevant points (d) saying nothing
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Rohan
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) clear, relevant points (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) leading without bossing
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Meera
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) polite disagreement (c) losing your temper (d) going off topic
22. 22.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) personal comments (d) bringing in quiet ones
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) a good summary (c) going off topic (d) talking over others
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Kabir
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) saying nothing (c) listening to others (d) losing your temper
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) repeating others (c) going off topic (d) leading without bossing
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Nisha
35. 35.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) talking over others (c) building on others (d) mocking others
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
38. 38.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) a good summary (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara interrupted others again and again; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Tara

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