Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 292 · 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 “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
2. 2.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Arjun
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) going off topic (c) repeating others (d) clear, relevant points
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) talking over others (c) repeating others (d) saying nothing
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) losing your temper (c) talking over others (d) leading without bossing
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Rohan
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) personal comments (c) saying nothing (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) repeating others (d) a good summary
19. 19.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) bossing everyone
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Meera
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Riya
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) saying nothing
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
25. 25.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
26. 26.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
27. 27.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) polite disagreement (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) a good summary
29. 29.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Kabir
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
36. 36.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Meera
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) losing your temper (c) listening to others (d) talking over others

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