Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 939 · 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 students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Nisha
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) repeating others (c) going off topic (d) listening to others
3. 3.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) polite disagreement (c) clear, relevant points (d) listening to others
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) bossing everyone
11. 11.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Riya
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) saying nothing (c) personal comments (d) talking over others
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
15. 15.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
17. 17.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) personal comments (d) leading without bossing
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Tara
20. 20.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) ignoring others (c) talking over others (d) mocking others
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara interrupted others again and again; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Meera
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating others (c) listening to others (d) leading without bossing
25. 25.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
29. 29.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
31. 31.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
33. 33.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Nisha
39. 39.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) talking over others (d) polite disagreement
40. 40.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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