Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 423 · 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: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) leading without bossing (c) repeating others (d) talking over others
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) talking over others (c) listening to others (d) repeating others
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) talking over others
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
9. 9.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) repeating others (c) clear, relevant points (d) personal comments
11. 11.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Nisha
15. 15.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
18. 18.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) saying nothing (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) personal comments (c) a good summary (d) leading without bossing
22. 22.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) your height (d) how you take part
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
26. 26.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) listening to others (c) going off topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
30. 30.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Riya
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav 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) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Arjun

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