Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 734 · 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?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, 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) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) repeating others (d) leading without bossing
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Tara
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) personal comments (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
9. 9.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Rohan
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your height
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Riya
15. 15.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) a good summary (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) saying nothing
17. 17.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) bringing in quiet ones
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) saying nothing (c) personal comments (d) listening to others
21. 21.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the silent member (d) the fastest talker
22. 22.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) bossing everyone
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
27. 27.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
29. 29.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) listening to others (c) clear, relevant points (d) personal comments
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Riya
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Rohan
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) listening to others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) a good summary
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
40. 40.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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