Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 728 · 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 board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Meera
4. 4.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) personal comments (c) going off topic (d) talking over others
6. 6.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) saying nothing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to others
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) personal comments (c) a good summary (d) repeating others
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Tara
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off topic (c) leading without bossing (d) polite disagreement
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) polite disagreement (d) leading without bossing
20. 20.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
22. 22.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
26. 26.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) talking over others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
27. 27.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) leading without bossing (c) a good summary (d) talking over others
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Riya
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
31. 31.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
33. 33.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Meera
37. 37.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your clothes (c) how you take part (d) your handwriting
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Tara
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) clear, relevant points (d) personal comments

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