Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 837 · 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 every school have a garden?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) personal comments (d) clear, relevant points
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) a good summary (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
8. 8.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) clear, relevant points (d) repeating others
9. 9.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
10. 10.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) personal comments (d) polite disagreement
13. 13.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Meera
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) a good summary (c) polite disagreement (d) listening to others
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
25. 25.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) personal comments (c) talking over others (d) repeating others
30. 30.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Kabir
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) clear, relevant points (c) leading without bossing (d) a good summary
36. 36.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) talking over others (c) personal comments (d) leading without bossing
39. 39.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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