Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 84 · 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.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) personal comments (d) clear, relevant points
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) a good summary (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) saying nothing
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) personal comments (c) saying nothing (d) going off topic
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) talking over others (c) leading without bossing (d) listening to others
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) losing your temper (d) polite disagreement
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) listening to others (c) losing your temper (d) saying nothing
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Meera
11. 11.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
16. 16.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) polite disagreement (c) going off topic (d) talking over others
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan 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) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
24. 24.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
26. 26.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
29. 29.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
31. 31.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Riya
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Arjun
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) leading without bossing (c) losing your temper (d) talking over others
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Meera
40. 40.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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