Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 863 · 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 loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) going off topic (c) a good summary (d) clear, relevant points
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
3. 3.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) personal comments (c) going off topic (d) repeating others
7. 7.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Kabir
13. 13.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your clothes (c) how you take part (d) your handwriting
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) repeating others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) clear, relevant points
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Aarav
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
21. 21.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
22. 22.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Arjun
24. 24.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Aarav
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) saying nothing
30. 30.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Tara
32. 32.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) listening to others (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Nisha
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) listening to others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) talking over others
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Kabir
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan

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