Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 323 · 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: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) clear, relevant points
6. 6.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) polite disagreement
8. 8.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Riya
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) listening to others (c) going off topic (d) repeating others
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya interrupted others again and again; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Riya
14. 14.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Tara
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) losing your temper (d) clear, relevant points
18. 18.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating others (d) personal comments
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) listening to others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) a good summary
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Aarav
27. 27.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) leading without bossing (c) going off topic (d) polite disagreement
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Kabir
29. 29.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Tara
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 “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
37. 37.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
39. 39.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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