Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 673 · 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.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) leading without bossing (c) losing your temper (d) repeating others
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Riya
4. 4.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
6. 6.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Meera
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) polite disagreement (c) losing your temper (d) personal comments
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara interrupted others again and again; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
12. 12.📋 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; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
13. 13.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) a good summary (c) losing your temper (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
15. 15.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) losing your temper (c) personal comments (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) personal comments (c) listening to others (d) clear, relevant points
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) talking over others (d) leading without bossing
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Ananya
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Riya
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Kabir
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Meera
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Riya
33. 33.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Riya
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Nisha

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