Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 808 · 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 “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Aarav
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) losing your temper (c) talking over others (d) polite disagreement
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating others (d) talking over others
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
7. 7.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Tara
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Tara
10. 10.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) talking over others (c) clear, relevant points (d) polite disagreement
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
14. 14.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Nisha
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) going off topic (c) repeating others (d) personal comments
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
19. 19.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Ananya
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
22. 22.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) bossing everyone (d) speaking the most
23. 23.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the silent member (c) the loudest speaker (d) the fastest talker
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Meera
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Tara
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Riya
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Arjun
33. 33.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) personal comments (d) listening to others
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
35. 35.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) talking over others (c) a good summary (d) going off topic
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Tara
40. 40.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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