Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 992 · 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) how you take part (c) your height (d) your clothes
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) personal comments (d) a good summary
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) talking over others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) clear, relevant points
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) repeating others (c) leading without bossing (d) losing your temper
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) repeating others
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) leading without bossing (c) a good summary (d) repeating others
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) listening to others (d) personal comments
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) talking over others
22. 22.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Arjun
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Nisha
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
30. 30.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) going off topic (c) polite disagreement (d) bringing in quiet ones
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
34. 34.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
35. 35.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
36. 36.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) listening to others
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Vihaan

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