Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 497 · 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 shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Meera
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) listening to others (c) talking over others (d) going off topic
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Arjun
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) saying nothing
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) a good summary (c) personal comments (d) listening to others
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) leading without bossing (c) personal comments (d) going off topic
12. 12.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) a good summary (d) repeating others
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
18. 18.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Riya
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) losing your temper (c) going off topic (d) a good summary
30. 30.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
34. 34.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) talking over others (c) clear, relevant points (d) repeating others
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Kabir
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) saying nothing (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
38. 38.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) clear, relevant points (d) listening to others
39. 39.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan

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