Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 635 · 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?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Rohan
3. 3.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) how you take part (d) your height
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
5. 5.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) listening to others (c) personal comments (d) saying nothing
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) going off topic (d) clear, relevant points
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara interrupted others again and again; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Rohan
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
13. 13.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) personal comments (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
25. 25.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Kabir
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
33. 33.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
37. 37.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off topic
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) losing your temper
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan

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