Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 351 · 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 “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) saying nothing (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
4. 4.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
6. 6.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) bossing everyone (d) choosing the winner
7. 7.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) going off topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) personal comments (d) clear, relevant points
11. 11.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Riya interrupted others again and again; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
14. 14.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the silent member (c) the loudest speaker (d) a clear, fair speaker
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Meera
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) polite disagreement (c) saying nothing (d) going off topic
22. 22.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) clear, relevant points (d) personal comments
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Meera
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
31. 31.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) mocking others (c) ignoring others (d) talking over others
33. 33.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) listening to others (d) talking over others
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks

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