Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 328 · 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: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) saying nothing (c) losing your temper (d) personal comments
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Riya
8. 8.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) losing your temper (c) going off topic (d) clear, relevant points
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Tara
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Riya
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Tara
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) listening to others (c) leading without bossing (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
26. 26.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Meera
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) going off topic (c) leading without bossing (d) polite disagreement
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Tara
33. 33.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Rohan
36. 36.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Ananya
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Rohan

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