Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 681 · 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 GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) choosing the winner (c) bossing everyone (d) speaking the most
2. 2.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) building on others
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) a good summary (c) leading without bossing (d) personal comments
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
6. 6.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) a good summary (c) listening to others (d) losing your temper
11. 11.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
13. 13.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) personal comments
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
17. 17.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the silent member (d) the fastest talker
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) repeating others (c) saying nothing (d) personal comments
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Nisha
22. 22.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
26. 26.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera interrupted others again and again; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Ananya
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Rohan
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) listening to others (c) personal comments (d) going off topic
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) leading without bossing (c) polite disagreement (d) talking over others
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
34. 34.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) clear, relevant points
36. 36.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) repeating others (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Ananya
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Meera
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Aarav

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