Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 41 · 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: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
2. 2.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) talking over others (c) building on others (d) mocking others
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Riya
4. 4.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) losing your temper (c) personal comments (d) a good summary
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Kabir
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
8. 8.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) a good summary (c) polite disagreement (d) listening to others
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
13. 13.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) personal comments (c) repeating others (d) bringing in quiet ones
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) saying nothing (c) listening to others (d) talking over others
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
17. 17.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) polite disagreement (c) saying nothing (d) leading without bossing
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
27. 27.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your height
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
31. 31.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Tara
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Rohan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Riya
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
40. 40.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) a good summary (c) leading without bossing (d) repeating others

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