Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 655 · 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 students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Kabir
2. 2.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Aarav
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
6. 6.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your handwriting (c) your clothes (d) your height
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) listening to others (c) losing your temper (d) repeating others
8. 8.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) a good summary (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) saying nothing
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) personal comments
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) talking over others (c) personal comments (d) saying nothing
16. 16.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the loudest speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Tara
22. 22.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off topic (c) a good summary (d) leading without bossing
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
30. 30.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Tara
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Meera
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Tara
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
37. 37.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera interrupted others again and again; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Rohan
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Meera

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