Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 331 · 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.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your clothes (c) how you take part (d) your handwriting
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
6. 6.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the loudest speaker
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) personal comments (c) clear, relevant points (d) repeating others
8. 8.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Meera
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Kabir
12. 12.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) repeating others (c) saying nothing (d) a good summary
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) saying nothing (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Nisha
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
21. 21.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) talking over others
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
39. 39.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) repeating others (c) talking over others (d) leading without bossing

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