Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 489 · 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?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) losing your temper (c) clear, relevant points (d) saying nothing
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Riya
4. 4.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
9. 9.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Ananya
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Tara
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
13. 13.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) polite disagreement (d) repeating others
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
19. 19.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
22. 22.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) talking over others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
25. 25.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
29. 29.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) clear, relevant points (c) leading without bossing (d) polite disagreement
31. 31.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) losing your temper
35. 35.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Tara
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Nisha
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Nisha

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