Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 257 · 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 “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Meera
2. 2.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Meera interrupted others again and again; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) a good summary
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
8. 8.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Tara
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Nisha
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
17. 17.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) ignoring others
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Ananya
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Riya
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
26. 26.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Arjun
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) repeating others (c) saying nothing (d) listening to others
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Nisha
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Arjun
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) losing your temper (c) going off topic (d) repeating others
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) polite disagreement (d) repeating others
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Rohan

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