Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 726 · 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 school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya interrupted others again and again; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
3. 3.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) repeating others (c) leading without bossing (d) losing your temper
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) repeating others (d) clear, relevant points
6. 6.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Meera
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) polite disagreement
12. 12.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) listening to others (c) talking over others (d) losing your temper
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) losing your temper (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off topic
15. 15.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
18. 18.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
29. 29.📋 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; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Aarav
31. 31.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
34. 34.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Arjun
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Riya
40. 40.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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