Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 483 · 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 our school waste less food?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
2. 2.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
3. 3.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Tara
6. 6.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your clothes (c) your height (d) your handwriting
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Meera
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) a good summary (d) personal comments
9. 9.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) talking over others (d) building on others
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
11. 11.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the silent member (d) the fastest talker
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) losing your temper (c) going off topic (d) personal comments
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Meera
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
21. 21.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) clear, relevant points (c) polite disagreement (d) losing your temper
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) leading without bossing (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others
29. 29.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) a good summary (c) saying nothing (d) listening to others
34. 34.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
36. 36.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan

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