Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 750 · 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 group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
2. 2.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) mocking others (c) ignoring others (d) building on others
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) listening to others (d) personal comments
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off topic (d) saying nothing
8. 8.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Riya
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Meera
11. 11.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) the loudest speaker (d) a clear, fair speaker
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Tara
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) polite disagreement (c) talking over others (d) leading without bossing
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) repeating others (d) clear, relevant points
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
19. 19.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Meera
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
23. 23.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Riya
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) polite disagreement (c) losing your temper (d) saying nothing
26. 26.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Kabir
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Riya
29. 29.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) going off topic
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) polite disagreement (c) clear, relevant points (d) going off topic
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
38. 38.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
40. 40.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) clear, relevant points (d) polite disagreement

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