Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 699 · 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) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) bossing everyone
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Meera
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
4. 4.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) losing your temper (d) a good summary
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
12. 12.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
15. 15.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) a good summary (c) saying nothing (d) personal comments
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 “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Tara
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
22. 22.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Meera
26. 26.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) personal comments (c) clear, relevant points (d) polite disagreement
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) personal comments (c) listening to others (d) going off topic
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera interrupted others again and again; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
29. 29.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Ananya
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
35. 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) going off topic (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) leading without bossing (c) clear, relevant points (d) saying nothing
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya interrupted others again and again; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Riya
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Rohan
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) polite disagreement (c) going off topic (d) losing your temper
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks

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