Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 335 · 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.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Rohan
3. 3.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Rohan
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
12. 12.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) ignoring others
13. 13.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
14. 14.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) your height (d) how you take part
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Riya
18. 18.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Ananya
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Meera
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Meera
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Tara
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
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 “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
36. 36.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) repeating others (d) listening to others
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) a good summary (c) repeating others (d) saying nothing
38. 38.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
40. 40.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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