Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 527 · 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 shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) talking over others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
5. 5.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) how you take part (c) your clothes (d) your height
6. 6.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Tara
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
13. 13.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
15. 15.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
17. 17.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) talking over others (c) a good summary (d) personal comments
19. 19.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) polite disagreement
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Tara
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Riya
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) polite disagreement (c) talking over others (d) personal comments
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) repeating others (c) saying nothing (d) listening to others
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) talking over others (c) clear, relevant points (d) repeating others
31. 31.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya interrupted others again and again; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
34. 34.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Riya
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Ananya
38. 38.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) clear, relevant points (c) listening to others (d) a good summary
39. 39.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun

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