Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 80 · 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 silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
2. 2.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Tara
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya interrupted others again and again; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Riya
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Kabir
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) a good summary (d) talking over others
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) repeating others (c) listening to others (d) a good summary
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera interrupted others again and again; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
15. 15.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
17. 17.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) clear, relevant points (c) leading without bossing (d) a good summary
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) repeating others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) saying nothing
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) repeating others (d) listening to others
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Nisha
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
28. 28.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Arjun
30. 30.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Kabir
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Ananya
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
36. 36.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) polite disagreement
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
39. 39.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks

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