Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 227 · 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: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) saying nothing (c) listening to others (d) repeating others
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Rohan
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) clear, relevant points (c) personal comments (d) talking over others
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Kabir
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) leading without bossing (c) repeating others (d) talking over others
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) a good summary (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing
10. 10.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) choosing the winner
11. 11.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya interrupted others again and again; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Nisha
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Meera
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) clear, relevant points (c) polite disagreement (d) a good summary
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) listening to others (c) leading without bossing (d) polite disagreement
16. 16.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
18. 18.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) a good summary (c) repeating others (d) going off topic
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Ananya
26. 26.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the loudest speaker
30. 30.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) talking over others (d) building on others
31. 31.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) talking over others (c) repeating others (d) saying nothing
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
39. 39.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Rohan

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