Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 779 · 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 “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Arjun
2. 2.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) saying nothing (c) leading without bossing (d) personal comments
4. 4.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) choosing the winner
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) a good summary (c) listening to others (d) polite disagreement
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Meera
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) repeating others (c) going off topic (d) listening to others
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) repeating others (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
17. 17.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) going off topic (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Riya
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) a good summary (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara interrupted others again and again; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) a good summary (c) polite disagreement (d) leading without bossing
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Rohan
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara interrupted others again and again; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Tara
38. 38.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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