Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 479 · 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) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Meera
9. 9.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) repeating others (c) polite disagreement (d) losing your temper
12. 12.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) saying nothing (c) going off topic (d) repeating others
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Riya
19. 19.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) talking over others (c) repeating others (d) clear, relevant points
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
27. 27.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
29. 29.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the silent member (c) the fastest talker (d) the loudest speaker
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Ananya
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Nisha
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Riya
36. 36.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) going off topic (c) listening to others (d) talking over others
40. 40.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your height

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