Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 987 · 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) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
2. 2.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) listening to others (c) a good summary (d) bringing in quiet ones
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.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) losing your temper (d) personal comments
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) how you take part (c) your clothes (d) your height
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
15. 15.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Arjun
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) clear, relevant points (c) talking over others (d) listening to others
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Tara
26. 26.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Meera
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to others (d) clear, relevant points
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Riya
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) going off topic (d) clear, relevant points
32. 32.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
34. 34.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) personal comments (c) talking over others (d) losing your temper
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) losing your temper (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Aarav
39. 39.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Rohan

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