Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 659 · 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) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
4. 4.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
6. 6.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) personal comments
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) losing your temper (c) repeating others (d) bringing in quiet ones
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) polite disagreement (d) saying nothing
13. 13.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) a good summary (d) polite disagreement
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
15. 15.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
17. 17.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Riya
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) leading without bossing (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
28. 28.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) ignoring others
29. 29.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) the loudest speaker
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
33. 33.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) your height
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
37. 37.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
39. 39.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) a good summary (c) repeating others (d) personal comments

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