Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 586 · 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) talking over others (b) mocking others (c) building on others (d) ignoring others
2. 2.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Kabir
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) a good summary (c) personal comments (d) saying nothing
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) polite disagreement
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera interrupted others again and again; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Aarav
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) repeating others
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Aarav
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Nisha
17. 17.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) leading without bossing (c) a good summary (d) talking over others
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) losing your temper (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) a good summary
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
23. 23.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Tara
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Rohan
29. 29.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) polite disagreement (d) going off topic
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Ananya
33. 33.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) talking over others (c) going off topic (d) leading without bossing
36. 36.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) listening to others (c) saying nothing (d) going off topic
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
38. 38.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) a good summary (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing
40. 40.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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