Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 219 · 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 earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) repeating others (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) a good summary (d) saying nothing
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
9. 9.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) personal comments (c) leading without bossing (d) talking over others
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
13. 13.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) leading without bossing (c) talking over others (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Meera
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off topic
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Tara
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Kabir
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) polite disagreement (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) a good summary
21. 21.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) bossing everyone
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
26. 26.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) losing your temper (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) a good summary (c) repeating others (d) saying nothing
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) going off topic (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
36. 36.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Kabir
38. 38.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan

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