Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 238 · 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 speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) personal comments (c) clear, relevant points (d) listening to others
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Tara
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) talking over others (c) building on others (d) mocking others
12. 12.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the silent member
13. 13.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) saying nothing (c) a good summary (d) clear, relevant points
15. 15.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Kabir
17. 17.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) leading without bossing (c) repeating others (d) saying nothing
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Riya
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya interrupted others again and again; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Tara
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others
27. 27.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Meera
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Riya
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Meera
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Rohan
38. 38.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks

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