Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 749 · 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 “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Kabir
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) leading without bossing (c) talking over others (d) repeating others
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) polite disagreement (d) leading without bossing
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Meera
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Aarav
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Aarav
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Ananya
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) listening to others (c) leading without bossing (d) losing your temper
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
12. 12.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
15. 15.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
17. 17.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Kabir
20. 20.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your clothes (c) how you take part (d) your handwriting
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) leading without bossing (c) going off topic (d) listening to others
23. 23.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the loudest speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) bringing in quiet ones
25. 25.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Riya
28. 28.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) ignoring others (c) talking over others (d) mocking others
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) repeating others (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
31. 31.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) going off topic
38. 38.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Riya
40. 40.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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