Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 913 · 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) repeating others (b) losing your temper (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Riya
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 school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Riya
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Riya
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) polite disagreement (c) saying nothing (d) talking over others
9. 9.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
10. 10.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) saying nothing (c) clear, relevant points (d) polite disagreement
12. 12.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera interrupted others again and again; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Riya
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Riya
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Ananya
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Meera
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
27. 27.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the silent member (c) the loudest speaker (d) the fastest talker
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) listening to others (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Kabir
30. 30.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
31. 31.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Riya
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) listening to others (c) talking over others (d) bringing in quiet ones
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks

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