Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 336 · 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) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) clear, relevant points
2. 2.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) talking over others (d) building on others
3. 3.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
4. 4.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
5. 5.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Aarav
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
8. 8.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Ananya
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Kabir
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) personal comments (c) talking over others (d) a good summary
17. 17.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Tara
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating others
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
24. 24.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
27. 27.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) repeating others (c) saying nothing (d) talking over others
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Meera
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
34. 34.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) leading without bossing
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
39. 39.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Aarav

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