Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 874 · 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: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the silent member (c) the loudest speaker (d) the fastest talker
8. 8.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) clear, relevant points (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to others
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) listening to others (c) talking over others (d) going off topic
12. 12.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Riya
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) clear, relevant points (c) saying nothing (d) polite disagreement
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) bossing everyone (c) speaking the most (d) choosing the winner
20. 20.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) mocking others (c) ignoring others (d) talking over others
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Tara
22. 22.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
24. 24.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
26. 26.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) how you take part (d) your height
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) talking over others (d) repeating others
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) a good summary (c) talking over others (d) polite disagreement
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Meera
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
34. 34.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) losing your temper (c) personal comments (d) leading without bossing
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Kabir
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Arjun

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