Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 149 · 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) talking over others (b) losing your temper (c) personal comments (d) polite disagreement
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
8. 8.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) listening to others (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) leading without bossing (c) listening to others (d) losing your temper
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Riya
14. 14.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
15. 15.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) saying nothing (d) a good summary
17. 17.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the fastest talker
20. 20.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) losing your temper (c) a good summary (d) saying nothing
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) polite disagreement (c) listening to others (d) going off topic
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) losing your temper (c) leading without bossing (d) talking over others
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Aarav
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
27. 27.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) talking over others (c) listening to others (d) clear, relevant points
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) personal comments (c) a good summary (d) listening to others
31. 31.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
34. 34.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your handwriting (c) your clothes (d) your height
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Meera
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Meera
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Aarav
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun

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