Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 575 · 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 loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) leading without bossing (c) listening to others (d) saying nothing
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) personal comments (c) listening to others (d) clear, relevant points
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) listening to others (c) saying nothing (d) personal comments
6. 6.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Meera
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Meera
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) clear, relevant points (c) going off topic (d) polite disagreement
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
15. 15.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) choosing the winner
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
18. 18.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) saying nothing (c) going off topic (d) a good summary
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?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
29. 29.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Tara
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
33. 33.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Tara
36. 36.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) going off topic (d) polite disagreement
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
40. 40.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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