Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 340 · 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: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
2. 2.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) going off topic (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) losing your temper (c) repeating others (d) a good summary
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) saying nothing (c) leading without bossing (d) listening to others
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Riya
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Riya
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Aarav
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Tara
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Nisha
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
22. 22.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
23. 23.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Ananya
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Arjun
30. 30.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Tara
34. 34.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) leading without bossing (c) polite disagreement (d) listening to others
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
39. 39.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) leading without bossing (c) repeating others (d) going off topic

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