Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 934 · 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: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Meera
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) polite disagreement (c) personal comments (d) losing your temper
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Kabir
6. 6.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Ananya
8. 8.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) polite disagreement
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Meera
10. 10.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the silent member (c) the loudest speaker (d) a clear, fair speaker
11. 11.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) losing your temper (d) saying nothing
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) leading without bossing (c) losing your temper (d) talking over others
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Tara
17. 17.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) choosing the winner (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
24. 24.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) leading without bossing (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Nisha
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Rohan
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks

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