Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 703 · 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) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Arjun
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Meera
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your height
11. 11.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Meera
14. 14.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) polite disagreement
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) leading without bossing (d) going off topic
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Meera
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) listening to others (c) clear, relevant points (d) polite disagreement
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera interrupted others again and again; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Aarav
24. 24.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) a good summary (d) going off topic
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Riya
30. 30.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) talking over others (c) personal comments (d) saying nothing
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
33. 33.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
38. 38.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir

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