Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 404 · 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 shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Riya
3. 3.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Kabir
6. 6.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Meera
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Arjun
10. 10.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) your clothes
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off topic (d) clear, relevant points
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) talking over others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) leading without bossing
13. 13.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Riya
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Tara
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Tara
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) polite disagreement (d) losing your temper
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) repeating others
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Aarav
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) personal comments
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Tara
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Nisha
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) repeating others (c) a good summary (d) polite disagreement
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) repeating others (d) bringing in quiet ones
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
34. 34.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Ananya
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Riya
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Riya
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Tara

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