Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 723 · 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: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) talking over others (c) building on others (d) mocking others
3. 3.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
7. 7.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) leading without bossing (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) going off topic (d) listening to others
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
13. 13.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Tara
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) saying nothing (c) losing your temper (d) clear, relevant points
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Nisha
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Meera
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
24. 24.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
25. 25.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) repeating others (d) leading without bossing
30. 30.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) personal comments (c) a good summary (d) bringing in quiet ones
32. 32.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Aarav
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Tara
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Arjun

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