Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 179 · 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: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) how you take part (d) your height
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Arjun
5. 5.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) listening to others (c) a good summary (d) clear, relevant points
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) repeating others (c) listening to others (d) going off topic
13. 13.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Nisha
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) saying nothing (d) listening to others
17. 17.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
20. 20.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) mocking others (c) building on others (d) ignoring others
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Nisha
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Meera
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) a good summary (c) losing your temper (d) personal comments
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Kabir
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
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) clear, relevant points (b) leading without bossing (c) repeating others (d) listening to others
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Tara
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) going off topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) leading without bossing (c) polite disagreement (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Riya
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks

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