Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 995 · 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 GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) a good summary (d) losing your temper
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) repeating others (c) leading without bossing (d) talking over others
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) listening to others (c) talking over others (d) losing your temper
7. 7.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) polite disagreement (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) clear, relevant points (c) going off topic (d) repeating others
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Meera
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) personal comments (d) talking over others
13. 13.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Meera
19. 19.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
20. 20.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Meera
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) polite disagreement (c) saying nothing (d) clear, relevant points
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
33. 33.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) talking over others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
38. 38.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha

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