Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 311 · 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.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) losing your temper
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your height
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) saying nothing (d) losing your temper
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Kabir
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) polite disagreement (c) a good summary (d) bringing in quiet ones
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
13. 13.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) leading without bossing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) a good summary
14. 14.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
16. 16.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner
17. 17.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) personal comments (c) talking over others (d) losing your temper
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
27. 27.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) leading without bossing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) clear, relevant points
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Tara interrupted others again and again; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Kabir
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) going off topic (c) repeating others (d) personal comments
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
33. 33.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
35. 35.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Meera
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Tara
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Riya
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Aarav

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