Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 269 · 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: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) bossing everyone
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Meera
5. 5.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Meera
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) a good summary (c) going off topic (d) repeating others
8. 8.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) polite disagreement (d) talking over others
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Rohan
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) losing your temper (c) listening to others (d) polite disagreement
11. 11.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Tara
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) polite disagreement (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) saying nothing
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Riya
23. 23.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) bringing in quiet ones
27. 27.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
29. 29.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
34. 34.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) polite disagreement (c) repeating others (d) saying nothing
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
36. 36.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Rohan
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Nisha
39. 39.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Aarav

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