Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 937 · 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.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) listening to others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) saying nothing
11. 11.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
14. 14.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Meera
16. 16.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) going off topic (c) listening to others (d) clear, relevant points
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Meera
20. 20.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) leading without bossing (c) repeating others (d) saying nothing
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) polite disagreement (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) talking over others
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Riya
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
27. 27.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) clear, relevant points (c) losing your temper (d) bringing in quiet ones
28. 28.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) talking over others
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
30. 30.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Tara
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Tara
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Riya
35. 35.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) listening to others (c) losing your temper (d) saying nothing
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) leading without bossing (c) listening to others (d) personal comments
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Riya
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
39. 39.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Rohan

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