Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 371 · 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.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the silent member (c) the fastest talker (d) the loudest speaker
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) leading without bossing (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) polite disagreement (c) saying nothing (d) leading without bossing
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) listening to others (c) going off topic (d) saying nothing
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
12. 12.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📋 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; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Meera
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
17. 17.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) leading without bossing (c) talking over others (d) polite disagreement
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) clear, relevant points (c) personal comments (d) going off topic
21. 21.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Riya
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
24. 24.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
25. 25.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Tara
29. 29.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) personal comments (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) leading without bossing
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 “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
34. 34.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) listening to others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating others
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Ananya

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