Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 259 · 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) personal comments (b) clear, relevant points (c) talking over others (d) losing your temper
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) talking over others (c) a good summary (d) listening to others
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
9. 9.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) personal comments
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
12. 12.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
18. 18.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Tara interrupted others again and again; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Tara
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
21. 21.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Tara
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Rohan
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Riya
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
30. 30.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) personal comments (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Meera
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
37. 37.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) saying nothing (d) listening to others
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
39. 39.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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