Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 814 · 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?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Aarav
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Meera
3. 3.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Aarav
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Tara
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) personal comments (c) listening to others (d) saying nothing
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) polite disagreement (d) repeating others
11. 11.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) going off topic
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Tara
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Tara
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Kabir
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Tara
20. 20.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) talking over others (d) building on others
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) a good summary (c) losing your temper (d) talking over others
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) polite disagreement (c) leading without bossing (d) listening to others
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) going off topic (c) a good summary (d) clear, relevant points
32. 32.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) your height
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
34. 34.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
36. 36.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) personal comments (c) repeating others (d) losing your temper
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir

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