Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 427 · 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 loudest speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) how you take part (c) your height (d) your clothes
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) clear, relevant points (d) saying nothing
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
6. 6.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya interrupted others again and again; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Riya
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner
11. 11.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) a good summary (c) polite disagreement (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) polite disagreement (d) leading without bossing
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) polite disagreement (c) talking over others (d) going off topic
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
27. 27.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
29. 29.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) building on others
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) a good summary (d) leading without bossing
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) going off topic
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Riya
35. 35.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
38. 38.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Tara

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