Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 502 · 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: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Rohan
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) talking over others (c) clear, relevant points (d) leading without bossing
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Tara
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Meera
7. 7.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
8. 8.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) talking over others (c) ignoring others (d) building on others
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the silent member (d) the fastest talker
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Riya
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) personal comments (d) leading without bossing
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
17. 17.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) how you take part (c) your clothes (d) your height
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara interrupted others again and again; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) repeating others (c) going off topic (d) personal comments
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Nisha
23. 23.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) talking over others (c) repeating others (d) going off topic
33. 33.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) listening to others (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) polite disagreement (d) going off topic
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Tara
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Kabir

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