Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 526 · 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: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) your height (d) how you take part
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Meera
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) losing your temper (c) polite disagreement (d) clear, relevant points
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Riya
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) going off topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) leading without bossing
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Riya
17. 17.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) listening to others (c) repeating others (d) talking over others
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Rohan
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
24. 24.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
25. 25.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
26. 26.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
28. 28.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Meera
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Aarav
35. 35.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Rohan
39. 39.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha

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