Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 416 · 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: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) personal comments (c) clear, relevant points (d) polite disagreement
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Nisha
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Arjun
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) losing your temper (c) talking over others (d) listening to others
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Meera
11. 11.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) going off topic (c) clear, relevant points (d) listening to others
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
14. 14.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) losing your temper (c) saying nothing (d) clear, relevant points
17. 17.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
24. 24.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
27. 27.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Meera
29. 29.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Riya
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) personal comments (d) a good summary
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
34. 34.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
35. 35.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) how you take part (c) your height (d) your clothes
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
39. 39.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) talking over others (c) leading without bossing (d) polite disagreement
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Saanvi

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