Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 285 · 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: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
5. 5.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) clear, relevant points
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) personal comments
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Nisha
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) repeating others (c) leading without bossing (d) clear, relevant points
15. 15.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
16. 16.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
17. 17.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) polite disagreement (c) listening to others (d) personal comments
20. 20.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Meera
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
27. 27.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) clear, relevant points (c) talking over others (d) a good summary
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera interrupted others again and again; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Arjun
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Tara
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
34. 34.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) listening to others (c) personal comments (d) losing your temper
35. 35.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Kabir
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara interrupted others again and again; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Riya
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Aarav
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan

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