Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 793 · 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?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Tara
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) clear, relevant points (d) polite disagreement
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Riya
4. 4.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Tara
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Rohan
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to others (d) repeating others
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) going off topic
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera interrupted others again and again; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Tara
16. 16.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) talking over others (c) building on others (d) ignoring others
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Riya
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) personal comments (d) a good summary
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
22. 22.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
27. 27.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) clear, relevant points (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to others
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Riya
31. 31.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) talking over others (c) personal comments (d) saying nothing
33. 33.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
35. 35.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
39. 39.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
40. 40.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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