Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 574 · 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.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the fastest talker
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Kabir
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya interrupted others again and again; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Kabir
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
17. 17.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Kabir
19. 19.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Tara
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) leading without bossing
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) polite disagreement (c) a good summary (d) leading without bossing
23. 23.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
25. 25.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) choosing the winner (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
26. 26.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
27. 27.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
30. 30.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) clear, relevant points (c) personal comments (d) going off topic
32. 32.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) talking over others
33. 33.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
35. 35.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) polite disagreement (d) personal comments
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) listening to others (c) going off topic (d) repeating others

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