Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 358 · 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?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Riya
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Rohan
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Riya
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Meera
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) listening to others (c) a good summary (d) personal comments
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Tara
14. 14.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner
15. 15.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) losing your temper (c) repeating others (d) bringing in quiet ones
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) talking over others
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Tara
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Meera interrupted others again and again; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Meera
23. 23.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Tara
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Riya
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
30. 30.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Ananya
35. 35.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) listening to others (d) saying nothing
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Rohan

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