Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 651 · 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) polite disagreement (b) talking over others (c) clear, relevant points (d) leading without bossing
2. 2.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) how you take part
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Nisha
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Aarav
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) repeating others
9. 9.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) personal comments
11. 11.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
14. 14.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Riya
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Ananya
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Riya
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) polite disagreement (c) repeating others (d) talking over others
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) listening to others (c) clear, relevant points (d) saying nothing
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) listening to others
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) going off topic
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) losing your temper (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) clear, relevant points
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) going off topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Meera
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Meera
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Meera

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