Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 841 · 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: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) leading without bossing (c) clear, relevant points (d) personal comments
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
8. 8.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) repeating others (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
9. 9.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
13. 13.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Riya
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Riya
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Meera
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
21. 21.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the silent member (c) the loudest speaker (d) the fastest talker
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Rohan
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
25. 25.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) ignoring others (c) talking over others (d) mocking others
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
28. 28.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
30. 30.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) how you take part
34. 34.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Nisha
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
37. 37.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) losing your temper (c) clear, relevant points (d) leading without bossing
38. 38.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Tara interrupted others again and again; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks

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