Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 721 · 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.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) the loudest speaker
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) personal comments (c) going off topic (d) saying nothing
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) leading without bossing (c) personal comments (d) repeating others
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
6. 6.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) choosing the winner (c) bossing everyone (d) speaking the most
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Meera
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
12. 12.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
14. 14.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) clear, relevant points (c) polite disagreement (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) leading without bossing (d) personal comments
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) saying nothing (c) losing your temper (d) polite disagreement
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) leading without bossing (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Rohan
27. 27.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
31. 31.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Arjun
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
34. 34.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Meera
36. 36.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun

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