Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 545 · 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.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your height
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
5. 5.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) bossing everyone (c) speaking the most (d) choosing the winner
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Kabir
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
12. 12.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) going off topic (c) clear, relevant points (d) personal comments
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
15. 15.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Rohan
17. 17.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to others (d) saying nothing
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) saying nothing (c) losing your temper (d) bringing in quiet ones
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) building on others (c) talking over others (d) mocking others
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) clear, relevant points (c) polite disagreement (d) bringing in quiet ones
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara interrupted others again and again; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Nisha
37. 37.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Ananya
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
40. 40.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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