Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 245 · 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: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
2. 2.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the fastest talker
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Ananya
4. 4.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) talking over others (c) ignoring others (d) building on others
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) saying nothing (c) a good summary (d) talking over others
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Tara
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) saying nothing (c) a good summary (d) listening to others
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Riya
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
12. 12.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) losing your temper (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to others
14. 14.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) repeating others (c) leading without bossing (d) polite disagreement
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Meera
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) going off topic (c) polite disagreement (d) repeating others
23. 23.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
25. 25.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Ananya
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) repeating others (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
32. 32.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) listening to others (c) a good summary (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Arjun
36. 36.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
39. 39.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) bossing everyone
40. 40.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off topic (d) polite disagreement

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