Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 618 · 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: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Meera
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) talking over others (d) building on others
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) clear, relevant points (c) personal comments (d) losing your temper
6. 6.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
7. 7.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) the loudest speaker (d) a clear, fair speaker
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Ananya
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) talking over others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) a good summary
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Kabir
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Tara
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Meera
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Riya
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
22. 22.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) a good summary (c) saying nothing (d) losing your temper
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) clear, relevant points (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) polite disagreement
26. 26.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) losing your temper (c) a good summary (d) polite disagreement
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Riya
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Kabir
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
39. 39.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) clear, relevant points (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) polite disagreement
40. 40.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) bossing everyone (d) speaking the most

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