Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

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

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