Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 400 · 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: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) polite disagreement (c) losing your temper (d) going off topic
5. 5.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the silent member
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Meera
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Ananya
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Meera
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Riya
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) polite disagreement (c) talking over others (d) listening to others
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
28. 28.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
31. 31.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
33. 33.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your height
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) leading without bossing
38. 38.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun

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