Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 518 · 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) clear, relevant points (b) losing your temper (c) personal comments (d) saying nothing
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) repeating others (c) saying nothing (d) listening to others
4. 4.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
6. 6.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
9. 9.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) choosing the winner
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Riya
13. 13.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) talking over others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Riya
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) a good summary (d) going off topic
18. 18.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) the loudest speaker
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) leading without bossing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) losing your temper
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Riya
24. 24.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) talking over others (d) going off topic
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara interrupted others again and again; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Tara
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Rohan
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
32. 32.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) a good summary (c) personal comments (d) polite disagreement
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Tara
35. 35.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) talking over others (c) leading without bossing (d) losing your temper
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
39. 39.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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