Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 322 · 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) saying nothing (b) going off topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) talking over others
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Aarav
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Tara
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) personal comments (d) leading without bossing
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Riya
6. 6.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) talking over others
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Arjun
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Arjun
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Riya
14. 14.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) losing your temper (d) listening to others
16. 16.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) polite disagreement (d) repeating others
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
20. 20.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) going off topic (c) polite disagreement (d) clear, relevant points
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
24. 24.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) listening to others (c) saying nothing (d) leading without bossing
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) listening to others (d) talking over others
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Arjun
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Rohan
32. 32.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
34. 34.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) personal comments
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Rohan
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
37. 37.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
39. 39.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) choosing the winner (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Tara

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