Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 296 · 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: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) leading without bossing (c) clear, relevant points (d) saying nothing
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the silent member (d) the loudest speaker
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Meera interrupted others again and again; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) clear, relevant points (c) repeating others (d) losing your temper
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Nisha
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Tara
15. 15.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Meera
17. 17.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) personal comments (c) going off topic (d) listening to others
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Meera
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to others (d) repeating others
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Riya
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others
27. 27.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
31. 31.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
33. 33.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
37. 37.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Meera
40. 40.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) listening to others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) leading without bossing

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