Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 916 · 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) talking over others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) ignoring others
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) going off topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) a good summary
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Meera
5. 5.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) choosing the winner (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) leading without bossing (c) personal comments (d) going off topic
9. 9.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
10. 10.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) a good summary (c) repeating others (d) saying nothing
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Tara
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
15. 15.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Riya
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
21. 21.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Riya
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) personal comments (c) talking over others (d) polite disagreement
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) clear, relevant points (d) personal comments
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) listening to others (d) repeating others
30. 30.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) listening to others (c) saying nothing (d) personal comments
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
40. 40.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts

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