Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 900 · 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 “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Riya
4. 4.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Meera
8. 8.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Nisha
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Tara
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) saying nothing (c) personal comments (d) repeating others
12. 12.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) building on others
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) personal comments (c) repeating others (d) losing your temper
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Tara
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Ananya
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) personal comments (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) clear, relevant points
21. 21.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Tara
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Riya
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
26. 26.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Kabir
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) a good summary (d) talking over others
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) losing your temper (c) going off topic (d) saying nothing
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
31. 31.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) choosing the winner
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Rohan
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) a good summary (c) polite disagreement (d) losing your temper
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Rohan
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Kabir
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Tara
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Vihaan

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