Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 740 · 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.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Tara
3. 3.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Arjun
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) personal comments (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) talking over others
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Riya
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Arjun
14. 14.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) listening to others (c) losing your temper (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) polite disagreement (c) saying nothing (d) clear, relevant points
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to others (d) personal comments
18. 18.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Arjun
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) leading without bossing (c) talking over others (d) losing your temper
22. 22.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) listening to others (d) personal comments
24. 24.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) ignoring others (c) talking over others (d) mocking others
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) bossing everyone
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Tara
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Meera
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) polite disagreement (c) leading without bossing (d) going off topic
30. 30.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Riya
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
36. 36.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Aarav
38. 38.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Riya

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