Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 470 · 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: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Riya
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
4. 4.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) bossing everyone (d) speaking the most
5. 5.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
6. 6.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) clear, relevant points (d) personal comments
10. 10.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) talking over others
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
13. 13.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your height
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya interrupted others again and again; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Arjun
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) personal comments (c) listening to others (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) losing your temper (d) a good summary
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Rohan
22. 22.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
25. 25.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) going off topic (d) a good summary
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
29. 29.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) polite disagreement (c) leading without bossing (d) listening to others
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) leading without bossing (c) going off topic (d) saying nothing
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
37. 37.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun

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