Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 687 · 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.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Riya
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) polite disagreement (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) leading without bossing
8. 8.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) a good summary (d) polite disagreement
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) personal comments (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) leading without bossing
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) polite disagreement (c) losing your temper (d) repeating others
15. 15.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Arjun
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Meera
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Meera
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) listening to others (d) repeating others
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) clear, relevant points (c) leading without bossing (d) a good summary
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Meera
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Tara
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Meera
33. 33.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Riya
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Aarav
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Aarav

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