Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 409 · 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.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) saying nothing
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) polite disagreement (c) a good summary (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Riya
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Riya
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) repeating others (c) personal comments (d) saying nothing
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) going off topic (c) listening to others (d) talking over others
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
16. 16.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) polite disagreement (d) clear, relevant points
23. 23.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Riya
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Meera
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) clear, relevant points (d) personal comments
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Tara
29. 29.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) talking over others
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Riya interrupted others again and again; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Aarav
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) going off topic (c) personal comments (d) talking over others
34. 34.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) personal comments (d) leading without bossing
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
39. 39.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks

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