Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 171 · 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” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Riya
7. 7.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Meera
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) a good summary (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Arjun
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
15. 15.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) choosing the winner
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Ananya
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) bringing in quiet ones
21. 21.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the silent member (c) the fastest talker (d) the loudest speaker
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
25. 25.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) mocking others (c) ignoring others (d) talking over others
26. 26.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) talking over others (c) listening to others (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) leading without bossing
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) listening to others (c) clear, relevant points (d) leading without bossing
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Arjun
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
40. 40.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) listening to others (c) a good summary (d) saying nothing

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