Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 355 · 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.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
2. 2.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Meera
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
6. 6.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Tara
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) polite disagreement (c) talking over others (d) losing your temper
9. 9.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera interrupted others again and again; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Nisha
12. 12.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Ananya
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) listening to others (d) going off topic
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
24. 24.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) clear, relevant points (c) talking over others (d) a good summary
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Tara
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off topic (c) a good summary (d) leading without bossing
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) repeating others (c) listening to others (d) bringing in quiet ones
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) personal comments (c) a good summary (d) losing your temper
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
39. 39.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) talking over others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
40. 40.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) saying nothing (c) polite disagreement (d) leading without bossing

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