Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 469 · 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 loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) losing your temper (c) leading without bossing (d) a good summary
2. 2.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) your height
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Meera
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
6. 6.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Nisha
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Meera
13. 13.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) going off topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) talking over others (d) polite disagreement
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) a good summary
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Tara
20. 20.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) mocking others (c) ignoring others (d) building on others
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
22. 22.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
24. 24.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) polite disagreement (d) talking over others
26. 26.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
28. 28.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) bossing everyone
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) polite disagreement (c) saying nothing (d) a good summary
30. 30.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
32. 32.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Meera interrupted others again and again; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Ananya
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
36. 36.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) repeating others (c) listening to others (d) talking over others
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Tara
38. 38.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Meera
40. 40.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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