Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 855 · 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.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
3. 3.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
4. 4.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) personal comments (c) saying nothing (d) going off topic
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Arjun
11. 11.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) clear, relevant points (c) leading without bossing (d) losing your temper
13. 13.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) a good summary (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off topic
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Meera
15. 15.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
18. 18.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Ananya
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
23. 23.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
25. 25.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) talking over others (c) mocking others (d) ignoring others
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
27. 27.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Riya
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Tara
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating others (c) talking over others (d) losing your temper
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
33. 33.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) saying nothing (c) personal comments (d) going off topic
35. 35.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Meera
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Meera
40. 40.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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