Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 879 · 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) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off topic (d) listening to others
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) clear, relevant points (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to others
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) talking over others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
17. 17.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) clear, relevant points (c) repeating others (d) bringing in quiet ones
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) clear, relevant points (c) saying nothing (d) talking over others
20. 20.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Riya
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Nisha
24. 24.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) saying nothing (c) clear, relevant points (d) listening to others
25. 25.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) polite disagreement (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
35. 35.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) how you take part (c) your handwriting (d) your height
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Meera
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) listening to others (c) losing your temper (d) saying nothing

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