Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 474 · 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.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) leading without bossing (c) listening to others (d) clear, relevant points
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your clothes (c) your height (d) your handwriting
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) losing your temper (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to others
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) leading without bossing (c) polite disagreement (d) personal comments
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Meera
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) losing your temper (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) talking over others (d) leading without bossing
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) going off topic (d) listening to others
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) repeating others (c) personal comments (d) a good summary
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
24. 24.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Meera
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) talking over others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
30. 30.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Rohan
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Riya
33. 33.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
35. 35.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) bossing everyone
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara interrupted others again and again; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Rohan
39. 39.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) repeating others (c) listening to others (d) a good summary
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Ishaan

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