Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 953 · 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?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) repeating others (c) listening to others (d) polite disagreement
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Tara
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera interrupted others again and again; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Riya
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) clear, relevant points (d) losing your temper
10. 10.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) going off topic
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
16. 16.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
17. 17.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) talking over others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Riya
21. 21.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Meera
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Riya
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) listening to others (c) talking over others (d) repeating others
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Riya
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Arjun
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
29. 29.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Tara
31. 31.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Riya interrupted others again and again; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
38. 38.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) bossing everyone (d) speaking the most

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