Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 811 · 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 earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) a good summary (d) losing your temper
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) polite disagreement (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Aarav
5. 5.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Meera
7. 7.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) how you take part
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) personal comments (c) losing your temper (d) saying nothing
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Riya
10. 10.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Riya
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Nisha
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera interrupted others again and again; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Meera
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Riya
21. 21.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
23. 23.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) repeating others (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points
26. 26.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) losing your temper (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
34. 34.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
35. 35.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
38. 38.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) personal comments (c) polite disagreement (d) a good summary
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks

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