Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 89 · 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 every school have a garden?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir 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) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Meera
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) saying nothing (d) listening to others
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
9. 9.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
12. 12.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) repeating others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) losing your temper
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) talking over others (c) leading without bossing (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Riya
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
19. 19.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Kabir
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) clear, relevant points
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
28. 28.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara interrupted others again and again; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Ananya
30. 30.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) leading without bossing (d) going off topic
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Ananya
34. 34.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) mocking others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Tara
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
38. 38.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) leading without bossing (d) losing your temper
39. 39.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Aarav

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