Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 852 · 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) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) talking over others (c) building on others (d) mocking others
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Rohan
8. 8.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your height (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
9. 9.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
14. 14.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) repeating others
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) a good summary (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) losing your temper
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
18. 18.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Aarav
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Tara
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) a good summary (d) leading without bossing
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
24. 24.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the silent member (d) the fastest talker
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.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
27. 27.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
28. 28.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Tara
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) leading without bossing (c) personal comments (d) losing your temper
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) leading without bossing (c) listening to others (d) clear, relevant points
32. 32.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) saying nothing (c) going off topic (d) talking over others
34. 34.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) listening to others (c) saying nothing (d) talking over others
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Meera interrupted others again and again; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Nisha
40. 40.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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