Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 539 · 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: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Arjun
5. 5.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) talking over others (c) mocking others (d) ignoring others
6. 6.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) a good summary (c) losing your temper (d) talking over others
9. 9.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Kabir
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Aarav
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
18. 18.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) polite disagreement (c) personal comments (d) going off topic
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) personal comments
24. 24.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) talking over others (c) a good summary (d) clear, relevant points
26. 26.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Tara interrupted others again and again; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Tara
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) a good summary (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off topic
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) personal comments (d) bringing in quiet ones
32. 32.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
35. 35.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing
38. 38.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) listening to others
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Rohan

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