Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 783 · 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.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) choosing the winner (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Arjun
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) listening to others (d) losing your temper
6. 6.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
8. 8.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) talking over others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) clear, relevant points
9. 9.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) clear, relevant points (c) losing your temper (d) talking over others
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) talking over others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
14. 14.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) clear, relevant points (c) saying nothing (d) leading without bossing
17. 17.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) leading without bossing (c) saying nothing (d) going off topic
19. 19.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) a good summary (c) listening to others (d) personal comments
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
23. 23.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Riya
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Ananya
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
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 “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Meera
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
31. 31.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
37. 37.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) the loudest speaker
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun

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