Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 346 · 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 this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) polite disagreement (c) clear, relevant points (d) going off topic
11. 11.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) talking over others
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) saying nothing (c) listening to others (d) bringing in quiet ones
15. 15.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) saying nothing (c) leading without bossing (d) personal comments
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
18. 18.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
21. 21.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) bossing everyone
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) clear, relevant points (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the loudest speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
27. 27.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your height
28. 28.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) a good summary (c) personal comments (d) losing your temper
31. 31.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) talking over others (c) listening to others (d) leading without bossing
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Tara
34. 34.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Meera 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) Meera (c) Aarav

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