Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 834 · 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.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) saying nothing (c) listening to others (d) going off topic
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Kabir
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) leading without bossing (c) personal comments (d) clear, relevant points
4. 4.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) how you take part
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) a good summary (c) saying nothing (d) listening to others
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) leading without bossing (c) listening to others (d) going off topic
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Riya
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Riya
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
21. 21.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Meera
24. 24.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
25. 25.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) listening to others (c) clear, relevant points (d) polite disagreement
31. 31.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) repeating others (c) going off topic (d) saying nothing
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Tara
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) a good summary (c) talking over others (d) personal comments
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Ananya

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