Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 842 · 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: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Nisha
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) saying nothing (d) polite disagreement
5. 5.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
6. 6.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
12. 12.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
15. 15.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Riya
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) talking over others
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) clear, relevant points (c) losing your temper (d) listening to others
24. 24.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Ananya
27. 27.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) clear, relevant points (c) personal comments (d) repeating others
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Kabir
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) talking over others (c) repeating others (d) personal comments
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) listening to others (c) leading without bossing (d) repeating others
35. 35.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) losing your temper (c) polite disagreement (d) talking over others
38. 38.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Arjun

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