Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 237 · 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: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) a good summary (c) listening to others (d) polite disagreement
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) leading without bossing
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera interrupted others again and again; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Arjun
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) leading without bossing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off topic
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Meera
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) polite disagreement (c) leading without bossing (d) personal comments
10. 10.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) bossing everyone (c) speaking the most (d) choosing the winner
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Tara
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Meera
16. 16.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the silent member (d) the loudest speaker
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
18. 18.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) talking over others (d) building on others
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
22. 22.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) personal comments (c) repeating others (d) clear, relevant points
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Ananya
28. 28.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) repeating others (c) personal comments (d) going off topic
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Kabir
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Tara
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Riya

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