Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 661 · 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: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing
4. 4.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) the loudest speaker
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
7. 7.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
14. 14.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your height (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Tara
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
19. 19.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) mocking others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
20. 20.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) listening to others (c) saying nothing (d) personal comments
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) saying nothing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to others
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) repeating others (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
26. 26.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) losing your temper (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) saying nothing
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) a good summary (c) going off topic (d) saying nothing
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating others
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Tara
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Meera
33. 33.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Aarav
37. 37.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) going off topic (c) repeating others (d) losing your temper
39. 39.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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