Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 93 · 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) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) going off topic (d) polite disagreement
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Kabir
4. 4.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) building on others
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) personal comments (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
6. 6.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Nisha
8. 8.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) leading without bossing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating others
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) personal comments (c) repeating others (d) going off topic
16. 16.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) your height (d) how you take part
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Arjun
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
19. 19.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Meera
22. 22.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the fastest talker
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Tara
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
26. 26.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to others (d) going off topic
31. 31.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Riya
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) losing your temper (d) a good summary
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
37. 37.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
39. 39.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) clear, relevant points (c) talking over others (d) listening to others
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Rohan

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