Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 870 · 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 speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Riya
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
8. 8.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
9. 9.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Meera
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya interrupted others again and again; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Riya
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) repeating others (c) going off topic (d) personal comments
16. 16.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) polite disagreement (c) going off topic (d) leading without bossing
21. 21.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
25. 25.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) how you take part (d) your handwriting
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) losing your temper (c) leading without bossing (d) listening to others
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya interrupted others again and again; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) talking over others (c) clear, relevant points (d) a good summary
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) listening to others
34. 34.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the silent member (d) the loudest speaker
35. 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) polite disagreement (c) clear, relevant points (d) repeating others
36. 36.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
38. 38.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks

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