Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 458 · 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.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
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) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to others (c) clear, relevant points (d) losing your temper
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) going off topic (c) leading without bossing (d) listening to others
8. 8.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) how you take part (c) your height (d) your handwriting
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) personal comments (c) repeating others (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) mocking others
15. 15.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
18. 18.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) polite disagreement (c) going off topic (d) talking over others
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) losing your temper (c) a good summary (d) repeating others
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) repeating others
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Ananya
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
30. 30.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Kabir
33. 33.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
35. 35.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) going off topic (c) clear, relevant points (d) repeating others
36. 36.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Aarav
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Meera
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing

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