Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 387 · 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: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Meera
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) repeating others (c) going off topic (d) polite disagreement
6. 6.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) how you take part (c) your height (d) your clothes
7. 7.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Rohan
10. 10.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Tara
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Meera interrupted others again and again; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Riya
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) repeating others
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Tara
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Meera
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) going off topic (c) leading without bossing (d) bringing in quiet ones
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
23. 23.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) ignoring others (c) talking over others (d) mocking others
24. 24.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Rohan
29. 29.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
33. 33.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) clear, relevant points (c) listening to others (d) leading without bossing
36. 36.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) the loudest speaker (d) a clear, fair speaker
37. 37.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) going off topic (c) leading without bossing (d) talking over others
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
40. 40.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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