Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 665 · 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?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
2. 2.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
3. 3.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) talking over others
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) personal comments (c) listening to others (d) clear, relevant points
7. 7.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Kabir
12. 12.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera interrupted others again and again; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Arjun
15. 15.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
18. 18.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Meera
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Aarav
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Riya
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Tara
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) personal comments (d) losing your temper
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) saying nothing (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Rohan 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) Tara (c) Rohan
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
34. 34.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Arjun
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara interrupted others again and again; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Meera
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Nisha
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks

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