Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 181 · 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.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Riya
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
10. 10.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) going off topic (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) a good summary (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) leading without bossing
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Arjun
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) polite disagreement (c) clear, relevant points (d) a good summary
19. 19.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your clothes (c) your height (d) your handwriting
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Meera
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
25. 25.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) guiding the group fairly (d) bossing everyone
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
28. 28.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Arjun
30. 30.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) listening to others (c) losing your temper (d) talking over others
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Rohan
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Tara
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Tara
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) saying nothing (c) repeating others (d) bringing in quiet ones

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