Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 414 · 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.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
5. 5.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) leading without bossing (d) losing your temper
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir 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) Vihaan
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Nisha
16. 16.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) talking over others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) repeating others (c) talking over others (d) bringing in quiet ones
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: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) personal comments (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Riya
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Rohan
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
31. 31.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
34. 34.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) polite disagreement (c) going off topic (d) personal comments
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Kabir
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
40. 40.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner

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