Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 45 · 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: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) personal comments (c) losing your temper (d) going off topic
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) mocking others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
5. 5.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) how you take part (c) your handwriting (d) your height
6. 6.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) personal comments (c) leading without bossing (d) talking over others
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) polite disagreement (d) saying nothing
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Meera
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) losing your temper (c) going off topic (d) talking over others
14. 14.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Riya
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Rohan
22. 22.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Tara
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Meera
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) bringing in quiet ones
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Ananya
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) talking over others (c) repeating others (d) personal comments
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
35. 35.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Meera
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Ananya

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