Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 724 · 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: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) leading without bossing (c) a good summary (d) polite disagreement
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Riya
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Tara
6. 6.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Rohan
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) saying nothing (c) losing your temper (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
13. 13.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) ignoring others
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) a good summary (c) talking over others (d) repeating others
17. 17.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) bossing everyone
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Kabir
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Riya
22. 22.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
23. 23.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) repeating others (c) clear, relevant points (d) polite disagreement
30. 30.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Riya
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) clear, relevant points (c) talking over others (d) repeating others
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
39. 39.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) personal comments (c) clear, relevant points (d) polite disagreement
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan

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