Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 524 · 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: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) polite disagreement (d) personal comments
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Tara
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) clear, relevant points (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) leading without bossing
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
12. 12.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the silent member (c) the loudest speaker (d) the fastest talker
13. 13.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) personal comments
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Tara
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) clear, relevant points (c) losing your temper (d) talking over others
21. 21.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) bossing everyone (d) speaking the most
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) saying nothing (c) polite disagreement (d) going off topic
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Meera
28. 28.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Tara
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Meera
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) listening to others
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Riya
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
39. 39.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Kabir

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