Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

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

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