Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 832 · 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: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
3. 3.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Kabir
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
6. 6.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) leading without bossing (d) repeating others
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) polite disagreement (c) losing your temper (d) talking over others
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) saying nothing (c) going off topic (d) losing your temper
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
15. 15.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) talking over others (d) building on others
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) losing your temper (c) repeating others (d) talking over others
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) talking over others (c) going off topic (d) personal comments
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
21. 21.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) personal comments (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) clear, relevant points
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Meera
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) losing your temper
26. 26.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
28. 28.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) how you take part (c) your height (d) your clothes
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) listening to others (c) talking over others (d) leading without bossing
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara interrupted others again and again; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Arjun
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) losing your temper (c) clear, relevant points (d) listening to others
35. 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) a good summary (c) saying nothing (d) bringing in quiet ones
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Arjun
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Tara

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