Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 98 · 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.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) clear, relevant points (c) going off topic (d) talking over others
6. 6.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
7. 7.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Nisha
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) saying nothing (d) listening to others
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) personal comments (c) going off topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Ananya
15. 15.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) going off topic (c) clear, relevant points (d) leading without bossing
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) listening to others (c) saying nothing (d) going off topic
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
19. 19.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) a good summary (c) listening to others (d) repeating others
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) a good summary (c) saying nothing (d) personal comments
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
25. 25.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) ignoring others
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
28. 28.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Aarav
31. 31.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) polite disagreement (c) personal comments (d) clear, relevant points
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
35. 35.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) polite disagreement
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) talking over others (c) polite disagreement (d) leading without bossing
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks

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