Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 824 · 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) loses marks (b) earns marks
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) a good summary (c) polite disagreement (d) leading without bossing
3. 3.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Tara
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Rohan
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) personal comments (d) clear, relevant points
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
14. 14.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) talking over others (c) building on others (d) mocking others
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Rohan
17. 17.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Aarav
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) losing your temper (c) talking over others (d) bringing in quiet ones
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Riya interrupted others again and again; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Tara
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) listening to others (c) a good summary (d) losing your temper
24. 24.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) a good summary (c) listening to others (d) clear, relevant points
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
27. 27.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) bossing everyone (d) speaking the most
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) repeating others
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Tara interrupted others again and again; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
32. 32.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
34. 34.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) repeating others (c) polite disagreement (d) losing your temper
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
36. 36.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) listening to others (c) going off topic (d) losing your temper
37. 37.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav

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