Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 674 · 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.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) talking over others
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Aarav
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) leading without bossing (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Tara
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) leading without bossing
9. 9.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) listening to others (c) repeating others (d) talking over others
15. 15.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Kabir
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Tara
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) going off topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) clear, relevant points (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) personal comments
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) personal comments (c) talking over others (d) repeating others
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
28. 28.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Tara
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
31. 31.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
32. 32.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Ananya
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Tara
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) personal comments (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points
40. 40.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) repeating others (c) a good summary (d) polite disagreement

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