Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 997 · 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 this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
4. 4.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Tara
8. 8.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) polite disagreement (d) saying nothing
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
12. 12.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) talking over others
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
18. 18.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) how you take part (d) your handwriting
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
22. 22.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Riya
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) leading without bossing (c) losing your temper (d) saying nothing
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Tara
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Meera interrupted others again and again; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Riya
27. 27.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) leading without bossing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to others
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Meera
30. 30.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Riya
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Aarav
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) a good summary (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off topic
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
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 “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
40. 40.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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