Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 903 · 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 earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) going off topic
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) going off topic (c) listening to others (d) polite disagreement
5. 5.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
8. 8.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
9. 9.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) a good summary (c) talking over others (d) repeating others
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
17. 17.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) personal comments (c) talking over others (d) leading without bossing
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
27. 27.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) clear, relevant points
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) repeating others (c) going off topic (d) polite disagreement
30. 30.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) going off topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) saying nothing
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Rohan
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Rohan

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