Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 785 · 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.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) leading without bossing (d) personal comments
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
5. 5.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) how you take part (d) your handwriting
6. 6.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) saying nothing (c) polite disagreement (d) a good summary
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Meera
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Kabir
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
14. 14.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
19. 19.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Meera
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) repeating others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) saying nothing
23. 23.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) talking over others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
25. 25.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Tara
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
29. 29.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Tara
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya interrupted others again and again; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Riya
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Tara
33. 33.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) listening to others (c) a good summary (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) talking over others (d) listening to others
35. 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) a good summary (c) going off topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Ananya
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Arjun

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