Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 559 · 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.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your clothes (c) your height (d) your handwriting
3. 3.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
5. 5.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) a good summary (c) going off topic (d) repeating others
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Tara
14. 14.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Kabir
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
17. 17.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) repeating others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to others
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Riya
23. 23.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) polite disagreement (d) repeating others
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) repeating others (c) clear, relevant points (d) saying nothing
26. 26.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) clear, relevant points (c) listening to others (d) talking over others
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Riya
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Tara
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
34. 34.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Riya
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Aarav
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Kabir

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