Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 909 · 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 “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) clear, relevant points (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) leading without bossing
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) mocking others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
10. 10.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Riya
14. 14.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) personal comments (c) polite disagreement (d) saying nothing
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) how you take part (c) your height (d) your handwriting
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) repeating others (c) talking over others (d) personal comments
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) losing your temper (c) listening to others (d) talking over others
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Aarav
25. 25.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) bossing everyone
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
30. 30.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) leading without bossing (d) talking over others
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
33. 33.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) the loudest speaker
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) leading without bossing (c) a good summary (d) clear, relevant points
35. 35.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya interrupted others again and again; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Arjun
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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