Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 908 · 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) your handwriting (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to others (d) repeating others
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) polite disagreement (c) losing your temper (d) clear, relevant points
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Tara
15. 15.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) a good summary (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) clear, relevant points (d) going off topic
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Tara
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara interrupted others again and again; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera interrupted others again and again; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) talking over others (c) listening to others (d) going off topic
24. 24.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) bossing everyone (d) choosing the winner
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) going off topic (c) leading without bossing (d) repeating others
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
28. 28.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) a good summary (c) saying nothing (d) listening to others
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
31. 31.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
34. 34.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Arjun
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
40. 40.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member

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