Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 113 · 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.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
2. 2.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) talking over others
4. 4.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) bossing everyone (d) choosing the winner
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) going off topic (c) personal comments (d) repeating others
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) listening to others (c) losing your temper (d) repeating others
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) listening to others (c) personal comments (d) leading without bossing
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) polite disagreement (c) a good summary (d) losing your temper
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) going off topic (d) listening to others
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Riya
20. 20.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the silent member (d) the loudest speaker
21. 21.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) leading without bossing (c) polite disagreement (d) listening to others
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
25. 25.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) personal comments (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) losing your temper
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Nisha
30. 30.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) talking over others
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; 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) Aarav (c) Arjun
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) personal comments (c) polite disagreement (d) repeating others
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks

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