Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

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

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