Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 47 · 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.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) listening to others (c) clear, relevant points (d) saying nothing
2. 2.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Ananya
6. 6.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) talking over others
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) repeating others (c) polite disagreement (d) a good summary
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) saying nothing
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) losing your temper
14. 14.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) repeating others (c) personal comments (d) saying nothing
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
19. 19.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) talking over others (d) building on others
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Nisha
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
29. 29.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) your height
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
33. 33.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) personal comments
39. 39.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Arjun

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