Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 320 · 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: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) personal comments (c) saying nothing (d) talking over others
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) saying nothing (c) leading without bossing (d) repeating others
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Tara
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) saying nothing (c) polite disagreement (d) personal comments
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) losing your temper (c) clear, relevant points (d) leading without bossing
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) how you take part (d) your height
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
14. 14.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the silent member (d) the loudest speaker
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) talking over others (d) polite disagreement
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Meera
25. 25.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Tara
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Tara
34. 34.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) saying nothing (d) listening to others
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 laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
39. 39.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks

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