Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 624 · 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?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) saying nothing (c) going off topic (d) leading without bossing
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
4. 4.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) how you take part (d) your height
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) talking over others (d) polite disagreement
6. 6.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
12. 12.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) losing your temper (c) saying nothing (d) listening to others
14. 14.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Nisha
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Meera
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Riya
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) losing your temper
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Tara
25. 25.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) listening to others
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) leading without bossing (c) polite disagreement (d) going off topic
31. 31.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera interrupted others again and again; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera interrupted others again and again; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Aarav
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
36. 36.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the silent member (d) the fastest talker
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Rohan

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