Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 531 · 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.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) your height (d) how you take part
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Tara
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Meera
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) losing your temper (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) saying nothing (c) a good summary (d) polite disagreement
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Tara
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?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) talking over others
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) a good summary (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off topic
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Riya
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) saying nothing (c) repeating others (d) listening to others
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
18. 18.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera interrupted others again and again; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
25. 25.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) repeating others (c) polite disagreement (d) losing your temper
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Tara
32. 32.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) talking over others (d) a good summary
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Tara
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Nisha
38. 38.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) talking over others (c) going off topic (d) repeating others

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