Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 195 · 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 of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) leading without bossing (c) going off topic (d) clear, relevant points
2. 2.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Tara
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Riya
6. 6.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Nisha
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera interrupted others again and again; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) personal comments (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Rohan
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Kabir
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Riya
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) talking over others (c) listening to others (d) clear, relevant points
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) personal comments (c) losing your temper (d) going off topic
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) leading without bossing (c) a good summary (d) listening to others
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) your height
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Ananya
27. 27.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) a good summary (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to others
28. 28.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) ignoring others
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) clear, relevant points (c) talking over others (d) going off topic
33. 33.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
36. 36.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan

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