Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 251 · 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.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) talking over others (c) going off topic (d) personal comments
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
3. 3.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the silent member (c) the loudest speaker (d) a clear, fair speaker
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) polite disagreement (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to others
6. 6.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating others (d) leading without bossing
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) personal comments (d) listening to others
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
12. 12.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Tara
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Meera
19. 19.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Aarav
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) listening to others (c) a good summary (d) polite disagreement
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) your clothes
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
28. 28.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) polite disagreement (c) personal comments (d) listening to others
32. 32.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) polite disagreement (d) a good summary
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Meera
36. 36.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Meera
40. 40.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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