Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 565 · 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.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) listening to others (c) talking over others (d) losing your temper
5. 5.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
6. 6.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) clear, relevant points (d) polite disagreement
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Riya
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Arjun
15. 15.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) losing your temper (c) polite disagreement (d) clear, relevant points
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating others (d) talking over others
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
24. 24.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) talking over others
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
27. 27.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) saying nothing (c) polite disagreement (d) leading without bossing
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Riya
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) a good summary (c) losing your temper (d) personal comments
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara interrupted others again and again; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
32. 32.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) bossing everyone (d) choosing the winner
33. 33.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) clear, relevant points (c) personal comments (d) leading without bossing
36. 36.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Rohan
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks

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