Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 803 · 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) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) listening to others (d) saying nothing
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) repeating others
4. 4.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) how you take part (d) your handwriting
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera interrupted others again and again; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Meera
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Meera
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
10. 10.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
11. 11.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
14. 14.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Kabir
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) personal comments (c) leading without bossing (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Kabir
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) polite disagreement (c) a good summary (d) clear, relevant points
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Rohan
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Rohan
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara interrupted others again and again; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Nisha
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
35. 35.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) leading without bossing (c) talking over others (d) personal comments
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Aarav
40. 40.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker

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