Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 295 · 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 board games better than screen games?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) clear, relevant points (c) polite disagreement (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) talking over others (c) going off topic (d) leading without bossing
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
15. 15.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Rohan
17. 17.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your clothes (c) your height (d) your handwriting
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) leading without bossing (c) a good summary (d) personal comments
19. 19.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) polite disagreement (c) leading without bossing (d) a good summary
21. 21.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) mocking others (c) building on others (d) ignoring others
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) clear, relevant points (d) listening to others
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) clear, relevant points (d) going off topic
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) listening to others (c) talking over others (d) polite disagreement
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
27. 27.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
29. 29.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
33. 33.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Ananya
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara interrupted others again and again; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Tara
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
40. 40.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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