Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 83 · 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.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) going off topic (c) a good summary (d) clear, relevant points
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) listening to others (c) talking over others (d) losing your temper
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Aarav
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) repeating others
6. 6.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) how you take part (c) your clothes (d) your height
7. 7.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
9. 9.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) leading without bossing
13. 13.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Tara
15. 15.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Meera
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) going off topic (c) repeating others (d) leading without bossing
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Rohan
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) talking over others
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Tara
23. 23.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) talking over others (c) building on others (d) mocking others
24. 24.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
29. 29.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) leading without bossing (c) listening to others (d) polite disagreement
31. 31.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Tara
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Kabir
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Ananya
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks

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