Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 662 · 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) loses marks (b) earns marks
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Riya
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
5. 5.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
7. 7.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) repeating others (c) polite disagreement (d) personal comments
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) personal comments (c) going off topic (d) losing your temper
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Riya
14. 14.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) polite disagreement (c) a good summary (d) talking over others
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Tara
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
25. 25.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your height
26. 26.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) repeating others
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
33. 33.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara interrupted others again and again; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Tara
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
37. 37.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Arjun
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi

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