Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 822 · 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.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
2. 2.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) talking over others (d) building on others
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) polite disagreement (c) listening to others (d) losing your temper
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Nisha
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
6. 6.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Kabir
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) leading without bossing (d) repeating others
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
16. 16.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Tara
24. 24.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) listening to others (c) leading without bossing (d) personal comments
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) talking over others
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) polite disagreement (d) talking over others
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Arjun
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
37. 37.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
40. 40.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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