Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 869 · 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.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) how you take part (c) your height (d) your handwriting
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Riya
11. 11.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Riya
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Riya
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) leading without bossing (c) going off topic (d) losing your temper
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) listening to others (c) talking over others (d) repeating others
19. 19.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) ignoring others
20. 20.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
21. 21.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
24. 24.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
26. 26.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
31. 31.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
34. 34.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Kabir
36. 36.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) losing your temper (c) polite disagreement (d) listening to others
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Tara
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
40. 40.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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