Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 90 · 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.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
2. 2.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the silent member (d) the fastest talker
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Meera
4. 4.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) a good summary
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
9. 9.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) personal comments (c) polite disagreement (d) talking over others
12. 12.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
13. 13.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
15. 15.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Riya
18. 18.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) leading without bossing (c) saying nothing (d) listening to others
21. 21.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Tara
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) clear, relevant points (d) saying nothing
26. 26.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off topic (c) polite disagreement (d) listening to others
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Meera
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Riya
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) polite disagreement (d) a good summary
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Riya

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