Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 493 · 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?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Tara
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) listening to others (c) polite disagreement (d) talking over others
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) personal comments (d) polite disagreement
6. 6.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Tara
8. 8.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) leading without bossing (c) clear, relevant points (d) saying nothing
9. 9.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
12. 12.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
13. 13.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Ananya
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) personal comments (c) saying nothing (d) a good summary
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
18. 18.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) bossing everyone (d) speaking the most
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Tara
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Riya
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) clear, relevant points
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Ananya
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Riya
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Meera
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
36. 36.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) listening to others (d) going off topic
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) repeating others (c) polite disagreement (d) talking over others
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Riya

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