Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 924 · 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) a clear, fair speaker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the silent member
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Riya
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) talking over others (c) building on others (d) ignoring others
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
7. 7.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
8. 8.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
10. 10.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Tara
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) listening to others (c) losing your temper (d) personal comments
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) a good summary (c) polite disagreement (d) clear, relevant points
15. 15.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off topic
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) personal comments (c) clear, relevant points (d) leading without bossing
18. 18.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) losing your temper (c) saying nothing (d) a good summary
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
27. 27.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) listening to others (d) losing your temper
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Riya
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara interrupted others again and again; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Meera
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks

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