Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 547 · 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.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the silent member (d) the fastest talker
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
4. 4.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to others (d) a good summary
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Kabir
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Ananya
12. 12.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) polite disagreement (d) personal comments
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) a good summary (c) personal comments (d) repeating others
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Rohan
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others
26. 26.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) talking over others
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) your height
29. 29.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Riya interrupted others again and again; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
31. 31.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
33. 33.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) going off topic (c) personal comments (d) listening to others
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Meera
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Arjun

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