Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 314 · 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 earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) repeating others (c) personal comments (d) leading without bossing
2. 2.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) listening to others (c) losing your temper (d) personal comments
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) saying nothing (d) polite disagreement
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
8. 8.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Meera interrupted others again and again; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Riya
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
13. 13.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) losing your temper (c) polite disagreement (d) clear, relevant points
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) bossing everyone
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
19. 19.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Riya
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) a good summary (d) talking over others
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
26. 26.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
29. 29.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) clear, relevant points
32. 32.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
36. 36.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) a good summary
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Meera
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan

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