Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 653 · 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) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) saying nothing (d) listening to others
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) choosing the winner (c) bossing everyone (d) speaking the most
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) a good summary (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
7. 7.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) saying nothing (c) a good summary (d) repeating others
10. 10.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your height
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) polite disagreement (c) going off topic (d) saying nothing
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Meera
15. 15.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) talking over others
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) saying nothing (d) listening to others
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
26. 26.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) talking over others (d) a good summary
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) going off topic (c) repeating others (d) clear, relevant points
30. 30.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) polite disagreement
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Riya
34. 34.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Ananya
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Riya
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Tara

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