Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 191 · 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.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) your height (d) how you take part
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) clear, relevant points (c) listening to others (d) saying nothing
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) a good summary
13. 13.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) polite disagreement (d) losing your temper
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Nisha
16. 16.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) listening to others (d) personal comments
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) polite disagreement (c) listening to others (d) leading without bossing
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) losing your temper (c) listening to others (d) bringing in quiet ones
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Ananya
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Meera
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
25. 25.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) saying nothing (c) repeating others (d) losing your temper
27. 27.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
34. 34.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) ignoring others
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
37. 37.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Rohan
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Meera

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