Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 697 · 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.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your clothes (c) your height (d) your handwriting
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) leading without bossing (c) polite disagreement (d) losing your temper
3. 3.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
6. 6.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) bossing everyone
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) losing your temper (d) going off topic
8. 8.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) leading without bossing (c) a good summary (d) talking over others
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) leading without bossing (c) saying nothing (d) clear, relevant points
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Meera
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Meera
20. 20.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) a good summary (c) losing your temper (d) going off topic
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya interrupted others again and again; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Nisha
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) polite disagreement
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) a good summary (c) polite disagreement (d) repeating others
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
34. 34.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Ananya
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Riya

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