Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 568 · 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 of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) personal comments (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
3. 3.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Aarav
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
8. 8.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
9. 9.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Meera
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
16. 16.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
18. 18.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
20. 20.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) losing your temper (c) going off topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Kabir
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Riya
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) polite disagreement (d) going off topic
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) a good summary (c) listening to others (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Rohan

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