Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 103 · 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 every school have a garden?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Riya
2. 2.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
3. 3.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) a good summary (c) listening to others (d) losing your temper
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) polite disagreement (d) talking over others
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) leading without bossing (c) saying nothing (d) listening to others
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
14. 14.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) going off topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Kabir
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
20. 20.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Arjun
22. 22.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Tara
24. 24.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) clear, relevant points (c) personal comments (d) listening to others
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) saying nothing (c) personal comments (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Aarav
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Tara
38. 38.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) losing your temper (c) personal comments (d) talking over others
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan

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