Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 948 · 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.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the silent member
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) ignoring others (c) talking over others (d) mocking others
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara interrupted others again and again; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
11. 11.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) leading without bossing (d) personal comments
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
17. 17.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Riya
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) saying nothing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) losing your temper
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Aarav
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Meera
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Tara
28. 28.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Kabir
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Arjun
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
36. 36.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) a good summary (c) talking over others (d) personal comments
37. 37.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) repeating others
39. 39.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Ananya

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