Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 700 · 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.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) leading without bossing (c) clear, relevant points (d) saying nothing
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) guiding the group fairly (d) bossing everyone
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Kabir
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara interrupted others again and again; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Nisha
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
12. 12.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Tara
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Meera
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) leading without bossing (c) listening to others (d) clear, relevant points
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Ananya
17. 17.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) your height (d) how you take part
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to others (c) personal comments (d) leading without bossing
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Riya
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
22. 22.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Riya
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Kabir
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Riya
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating others (d) personal comments
33. 33.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
34. 34.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the silent member (d) the loudest speaker
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
37. 37.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan 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) Ishaan
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks

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