Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 215 · 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.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) talking over others (d) leading without bossing
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) personal comments (c) a good summary (d) talking over others
7. 7.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
9. 9.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the silent member (c) the fastest talker (d) the loudest speaker
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) personal comments (c) losing your temper (d) repeating others
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Ananya
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) repeating others (c) saying nothing (d) personal comments
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Tara
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Rohan
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
27. 27.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) going off topic (c) personal comments (d) saying nothing
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Rohan
32. 32.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
36. 36.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
39. 39.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most

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