Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 733 · 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) talking over others (d) polite disagreement
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Kabir
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
5. 5.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to others (c) a good summary (d) repeating others
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Rohan
11. 11.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) talking over others (c) building on others (d) ignoring others
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) leading without bossing (c) personal comments (d) polite disagreement
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Meera
17. 17.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
20. 20.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Aarav
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) polite disagreement (c) clear, relevant points (d) going off topic
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Riya
30. 30.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
33. 33.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) saying nothing (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) personal comments (c) going off topic (d) polite disagreement

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