Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 169 · 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 shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) mocking others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your height
4. 4.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) losing your temper (c) personal comments (d) saying nothing
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Tara
8. 8.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
10. 10.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) polite disagreement (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating others
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
18. 18.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) polite disagreement (c) losing your temper (d) bringing in quiet ones
21. 21.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
25. 25.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Rohan
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; 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) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) polite disagreement (c) going off topic (d) saying nothing
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) leading without bossing (c) going off topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Tara
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Tara
38. 38.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Aarav
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan

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