Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 799 · 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.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) talking over others (c) building on others (d) ignoring others
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Tara
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
4. 4.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
5. 5.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Ananya
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Arjun
10. 10.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Tara
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) repeating others (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) listening to others (c) personal comments (d) saying nothing
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Nisha
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) leading without bossing (d) going off topic
18. 18.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) your height (d) how you take part
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Nisha
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
23. 23.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Nisha
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Tara
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Aarav
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) going off topic (c) polite disagreement (d) leading without bossing
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Meera
30. 30.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Tara
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) clear, relevant points
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Nisha
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks

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