Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 55 · 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: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Tara
4. 4.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
9. 9.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) talking over others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera interrupted others again and again; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Riya
11. 11.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) losing your temper (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) clear, relevant points
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) going off topic (c) listening to others (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
26. 26.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the silent member (d) the fastest talker
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Tara
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
30. 30.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Arjun
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) saying nothing (c) a good summary (d) going off topic
33. 33.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) clear, relevant points (c) personal comments (d) a good summary
35. 35.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) saying nothing (c) personal comments (d) polite disagreement
36. 36.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Ananya
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
40. 40.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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