Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 333 · 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.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) a good summary (c) losing your temper (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
6. 6.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Ananya
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) repeating others (c) listening to others (d) losing your temper
12. 12.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
14. 14.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) ignoring others (c) talking over others (d) mocking others
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Meera
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
25. 25.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) polite disagreement (c) losing your temper (d) talking over others
27. 27.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) personal comments (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) clear, relevant points
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
29. 29.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) talking over others (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) losing your temper (c) leading without bossing (d) personal comments
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
39. 39.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Meera

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