Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 950 · 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?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Rohan
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) leading without bossing (c) a good summary (d) polite disagreement
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) polite disagreement (d) saying nothing
4. 4.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) listening to others
6. 6.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
8. 8.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
10. 10.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) bossing everyone (d) choosing the winner
11. 11.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the loudest speaker
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) clear, relevant points (c) listening to others (d) a good summary
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
19. 19.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
23. 23.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Aarav
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) talking over others (c) a good summary (d) saying nothing
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
28. 28.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) mocking others (c) ignoring others (d) building on others
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
30. 30.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) clear, relevant points (c) personal comments (d) going off topic
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Meera
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Tara
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Ananya
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
39. 39.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya

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