Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

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

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