Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 689 · 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.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
2. 2.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Tara
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to others (d) losing your temper
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
9. 9.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
14. 14.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) talking over others
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) polite disagreement (c) a good summary (d) listening to others
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Ananya
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) polite disagreement
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) clear, relevant points (c) saying nothing (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
27. 27.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Nisha
29. 29.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Riya interrupted others again and again; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Riya
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
37. 37.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) clear, relevant points (c) leading without bossing (d) bringing in quiet ones
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) repeating others
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) listening to others (c) saying nothing (d) losing your temper
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off topic (d) saying nothing

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