Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 54 · 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: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
2. 2.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the silent member
3. 3.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) losing your temper (c) clear, relevant points (d) repeating others
7. 7.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) clear, relevant points (c) listening to others (d) going off topic
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Ananya
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
12. 12.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) polite disagreement (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) leading without bossing
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Meera
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) clear, relevant points (c) talking over others (d) listening to others
18. 18.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Riya
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Rohan
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara interrupted others again and again; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Aarav
26. 26.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) going off topic (c) polite disagreement (d) repeating others
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Rohan
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Nisha
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) leading without bossing (c) a good summary (d) repeating others
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Tara
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Kabir
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Meera
36. 36.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) a good summary (d) personal comments
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) talking over others
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) repeating others (d) leading without bossing

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