Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 525 · 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) a clear, fair speaker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the silent member
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya interrupted others again and again; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Tara
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) your clothes
6. 6.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
9. 9.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Rohan
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Tara
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) personal comments (c) going off topic (d) repeating others
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) leading without bossing
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
19. 19.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Nisha
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
24. 24.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
28. 28.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) personal comments (c) polite disagreement (d) going off topic
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
34. 34.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Tara
39. 39.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
40. 40.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) a good summary (c) listening to others (d) losing your temper

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