Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 758 · 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) a clear, fair speaker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the silent member (d) the fastest talker
2. 2.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) how you take part
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya interrupted others again and again; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Meera
7. 7.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya interrupted others again and again; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Kabir
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) polite disagreement (c) saying nothing (d) a good summary
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) polite disagreement (c) personal comments (d) going off topic
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Riya
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off topic (d) repeating others
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
19. 19.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
25. 25.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) personal comments (c) clear, relevant points (d) leading without bossing
28. 28.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) building on others
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
30. 30.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Riya
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Arjun
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya interrupted others again and again; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
36. 36.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) personal comments (d) leading without bossing
37. 37.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) a good summary (d) going off topic
38. 38.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) talking over others (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
40. 40.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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