Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 663 · 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 school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Riya
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) repeating others (c) talking over others (d) going off topic
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
5. 5.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
6. 6.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Nisha
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
13. 13.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) going off topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to others (c) polite disagreement (d) repeating others
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) polite disagreement (c) clear, relevant points (d) losing your temper
24. 24.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) personal comments (c) a good summary (d) clear, relevant points
26. 26.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) losing your temper (c) saying nothing (d) a good summary
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Tara
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
30. 30.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
33. 33.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
37. 37.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) your height (d) how you take part
39. 39.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan

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