Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 668 · 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.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Ananya
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) polite disagreement (c) personal comments (d) going off topic
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Riya
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
7. 7.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) listening to others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) polite disagreement
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Riya
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Riya
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Aarav
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) listening to others (c) personal comments (d) going off topic
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
24. 24.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating others (c) a good summary (d) leading without bossing
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) your height
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Tara
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Riya
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
36. 36.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) talking over others

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