Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 159 · 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: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; 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) Aarav
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Riya
4. 4.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) a good summary (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) talking over others
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Riya
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Aarav
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) personal comments (d) polite disagreement
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Tara
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) the loudest speaker
14. 14.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Riya
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) talking over others (c) going off topic (d) saying nothing
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
26. 26.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) saying nothing (c) losing your temper (d) repeating others
29. 29.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) repeating others (c) a good summary (d) talking over others
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Arjun
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Rohan

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