Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 408 · 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 loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) clear, relevant points (c) listening to others (d) bringing in quiet ones
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
3. 3.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
5. 5.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your height
6. 6.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
7. 7.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) personal comments (c) repeating others (d) saying nothing
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera interrupted others again and again; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Kabir
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) polite disagreement (c) leading without bossing (d) losing your temper
15. 15.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
22. 22.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Aarav
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Ananya
31. 31.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
35. 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) a good summary (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) personal comments
36. 36.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
38. 38.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
40. 40.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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