Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 267 · 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 loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) saying nothing (c) a good summary (d) listening to others
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Meera
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Nisha
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) listening to others (d) going off topic
9. 9.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
10. 10.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) clear, relevant points (c) going off topic (d) talking over others
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Tara
15. 15.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your height (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Riya
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Meera
18. 18.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
26. 26.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to others (d) leading without bossing
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
29. 29.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) talking over others (c) building on others (d) ignoring others
30. 30.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
32. 32.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) choosing the winner
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Riya
34. 34.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) saying nothing
35. 35.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
39. 39.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Rohan

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