Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 343 · 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 board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) listening to others
4. 4.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Riya
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara interrupted others again and again; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Ananya
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Riya
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) polite disagreement (d) going off topic
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) clear, relevant points (c) going off topic (d) repeating others
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
14. 14.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the silent member (c) the loudest speaker (d) the fastest talker
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) polite disagreement (c) a good summary (d) repeating others
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) talking over others (d) leading without bossing
23. 23.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) losing your temper (c) a good summary (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Ananya
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Rohan
29. 29.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) mocking others (c) ignoring others (d) building on others
33. 33.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
35. 35.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
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 our school waste less food?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Riya
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) repeating others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off topic
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Rohan

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