Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 943 · 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: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
5. 5.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) talking over others
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Riya
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) talking over others (c) repeating others (d) saying nothing
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) talking over others (c) going off topic (d) clear, relevant points
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) personal comments (c) saying nothing (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) going off topic (c) listening to others (d) talking over others
14. 14.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Arjun
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) polite disagreement (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Meera
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) bossing everyone (d) choosing the winner
23. 23.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Arjun
28. 28.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
30. 30.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) polite disagreement (c) a good summary (d) clear, relevant points
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) clear, relevant points (c) listening to others (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Meera
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Tara

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