Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 553 · 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.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
2. 2.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) your height
3. 3.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Arjun
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) listening to others (c) losing your temper (d) saying nothing
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) going off topic (c) personal comments (d) talking over others
7. 7.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
9. 9.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the fastest talker
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) leading without bossing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) polite disagreement
12. 12.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) a good summary (c) going off topic (d) talking over others
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) leading without bossing (c) polite disagreement (d) listening to others
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Aarav
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Aarav
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Riya
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
23. 23.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera interrupted others again and again; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Tara
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) talking over others (c) clear, relevant points (d) a good summary
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) clear, relevant points (d) losing your temper
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
31. 31.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) mocking others
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Riya
37. 37.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
40. 40.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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