Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 850 · 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.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) mocking others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) a good summary
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) listening to others (c) going off topic (d) repeating others
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) polite disagreement (c) listening to others (d) talking over others
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Riya
11. 11.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) clear, relevant points (d) personal comments
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
16. 16.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
17. 17.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the silent member (c) the loudest speaker (d) a clear, fair speaker
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
19. 19.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) clear, relevant points (c) saying nothing (d) listening to others
21. 21.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Meera
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Nisha
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Aarav
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) polite disagreement (c) a good summary (d) going off topic
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) losing your temper (c) going off topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Tara
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Aarav
37. 37.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) polite disagreement (c) losing your temper (d) talking over others

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