Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 767 · 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?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Riya
2. 2.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
4. 4.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
6. 6.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) building on others
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
8. 8.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) leading without bossing (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points
9. 9.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
12. 12.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Riya
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) saying nothing
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
17. 17.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Riya
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Nisha
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) personal comments (d) listening to others
29. 29.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Meera
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) a good summary
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Rohan
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Meera

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