Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 209 · 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) saying nothing (b) listening to others (c) repeating others (d) personal comments
2. 2.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) personal comments (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) saying nothing
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) repeating others (c) clear, relevant points (d) going off topic
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) leading without bossing (c) talking over others (d) losing your temper
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
13. 13.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the loudest speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
15. 15.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
19. 19.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Meera
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) saying nothing (c) personal comments (d) talking over others
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
24. 24.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) listening to others (c) clear, relevant points (d) a good summary
29. 29.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Nisha
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) listening to others (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
35. 35.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) bossing everyone
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Kabir
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
40. 40.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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