Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

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

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