Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 226 · 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.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
2. 2.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) how you take part (d) your height
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) listening to others (c) leading without bossing (d) polite disagreement
5. 5.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) mocking others (c) ignoring others (d) building on others
6. 6.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Tara
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
18. 18.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the silent member (c) the loudest speaker (d) the fastest talker
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Riya
20. 20.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
26. 26.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) repeating others (c) polite disagreement (d) talking over others
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) listening to others (c) clear, relevant points (d) saying nothing
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Arjun
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) listening to others (c) losing your temper (d) saying nothing
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
34. 34.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) personal comments
35. 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) talking over others
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) repeating others (d) clear, relevant points
38. 38.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Arjun

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