Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 432 · 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.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) personal comments
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Tara
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Meera
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Riya
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Aarav
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
9. 9.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) choosing the winner (c) bossing everyone (d) speaking the most
10. 10.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Ananya
13. 13.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) talking over others
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) personal comments (c) leading without bossing (d) polite disagreement
15. 15.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
17. 17.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Meera
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) personal comments (c) listening to others (d) losing your temper
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) repeating others (c) talking over others (d) going off topic
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) a good summary (c) personal comments (d) losing your temper
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
24. 24.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Riya
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) personal comments (c) clear, relevant points (d) going off topic
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) losing your temper (d) polite disagreement
37. 37.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) leading without bossing (c) saying nothing (d) polite disagreement
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
40. 40.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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