Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 871 · 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 of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) a good summary (d) going off topic
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Tara
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan 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) Ishaan (c) Arjun
5. 5.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner
6. 6.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the silent member (c) the fastest talker (d) the loudest speaker
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) repeating others (c) saying nothing (d) clear, relevant points
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Rohan
17. 17.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) talking over others (c) going off topic (d) losing your temper
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) losing your temper (c) a good summary (d) clear, relevant points
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Arjun
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) leading without bossing (c) going off topic (d) polite disagreement
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Nisha
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
29. 29.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
33. 33.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
38. 38.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes

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