Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 552 · 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.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) losing your temper (d) personal comments
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Arjun
3. 3.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the silent member (c) the loudest speaker (d) the fastest talker
7. 7.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Kabir
9. 9.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) mocking others (c) ignoring others (d) building on others
12. 12.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Kabir
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) listening to others (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Aarav
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) polite disagreement (c) going off topic (d) talking over others
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) going off topic (c) personal comments (d) talking over others
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
25. 25.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
29. 29.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Riya
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara interrupted others again and again; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Tara
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi

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