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Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 864 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. a clear, fair speaker
  2. saying nothing
  3. losing your temper
  4. Aarav
  5. earns marks
  6. Saanvi
  7. personal comments
  8. Nisha
  9. loses marks
  10. Rohan
  11. listening to others
  12. Riya
  13. guiding the group fairly
  14. earns marks
  15. False
  16. Tara
  17. loses marks
  18. Tara
  19. Tara
  20. building on others
  21. False
  22. a good summary
  23. Riya
  24. True
  25. no, quality counts
  26. False
  27. True
  28. earns marks
  29. leading without bossing
  30. earns marks
  31. Tara
  32. True
  33. Meera
  34. how you take part
  35. loses marks
  36. bringing in quiet ones
  37. False
  38. Arjun
  39. Ananya
  40. clear, relevant points

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