Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 293 · 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?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) clear, relevant points (d) going off topic
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Riya
9. 9.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) losing your temper (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
11. 11.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) choosing the winner (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) repeating others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to others
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
14. 14.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating others (c) saying nothing (d) talking over others
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Tara
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Rohan
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) listening to others (c) losing your temper (d) saying nothing
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Nisha
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Riya
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Tara
29. 29.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Tara
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Riya
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
34. 34.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
35. 35.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) polite disagreement (c) listening to others (d) leading without bossing
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Tara
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
40. 40.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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