Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 160 · 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 school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) leading without bossing (c) polite disagreement (d) talking over others
4. 4.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) polite disagreement (c) saying nothing (d) bringing in quiet ones
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Meera
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) talking over others
10. 10.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Tara
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) polite disagreement (c) going off topic (d) repeating others
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Nisha
15. 15.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Meera
17. 17.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
22. 22.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Arjun
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) losing your temper (d) a good summary
26. 26.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Rohan
29. 29.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Rohan
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya interrupted others again and again; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Riya
33. 33.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to others (c) personal comments (d) polite disagreement
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
37. 37.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Arjun
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) listening to others
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks

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