Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 528 · 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.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Tara
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) going off topic (c) polite disagreement (d) saying nothing
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) leading without bossing (c) saying nothing (d) going off topic
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) a good summary
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) listening to others (c) polite disagreement (d) personal comments
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) going off topic (d) a good summary
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
14. 14.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (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.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) listening to others (d) repeating others
20. 20.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
21. 21.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the silent member (d) the fastest talker
22. 22.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) listening to others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) leading without bossing
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Meera
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) saying nothing (d) talking over others
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Kabir
28. 28.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Ananya
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Arjun
34. 34.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Aarav
40. 40.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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