Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

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

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