Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 736 · 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.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Rohan
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) polite disagreement (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) personal comments
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) losing your temper (c) listening to others (d) personal comments
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) repeating others (c) saying nothing (d) personal comments
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Riya
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Nisha
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) listening to others (c) a good summary (d) clear, relevant points
8. 8.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) clear, relevant points (c) talking over others (d) losing your temper
10. 10.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Tara
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) polite disagreement (d) clear, relevant points
14. 14.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Riya
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Riya
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
19. 19.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
20. 20.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) your height (d) how you take part
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara interrupted others again and again; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Rohan
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Riya
24. 24.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) a good summary (c) saying nothing (d) talking over others
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
28. 28.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
30. 30.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) clear, relevant points (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) saying nothing
37. 37.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
39. 39.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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