Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 339 · 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: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) going off topic (c) polite disagreement (d) leading without bossing
4. 4.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) how you take part (d) your handwriting
5. 5.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) polite disagreement (c) losing your temper (d) a good summary
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Riya
10. 10.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
13. 13.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) ignoring others (c) talking over others (d) mocking others
14. 14.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Tara
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) personal comments (c) losing your temper (d) going off topic
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
19. 19.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
20. 20.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) personal comments (c) saying nothing (d) going off topic
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
24. 24.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Ananya
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Nisha
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) losing your temper (c) clear, relevant points (d) saying nothing
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Riya
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) losing your temper
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Kabir

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