Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 445 · 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 “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Tara
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing
4. 4.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) mocking others (c) ignoring others (d) building on others
5. 5.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) losing your temper (c) going off topic (d) clear, relevant points
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) a good summary (d) going off topic
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) talking over others (c) personal comments (d) repeating others
14. 14.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
20. 20.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) bossing everyone (d) choosing the winner
21. 21.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Riya
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) leading without bossing (c) polite disagreement (d) going off topic
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Meera
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) leading without bossing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) personal comments
29. 29.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) how you take part (c) your height (d) your handwriting
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Riya
31. 31.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the loudest speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Arjun
38. 38.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Meera

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