Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 843 · 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 loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) leading without bossing
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Rohan
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
5. 5.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the loudest speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara interrupted others again and again; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
13. 13.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Nisha
15. 15.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
17. 17.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
20. 20.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Riya
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) saying nothing
24. 24.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) polite disagreement (c) saying nothing (d) losing your temper
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) repeating others (d) listening to others
27. 27.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Meera
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) talking over others
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Tara
36. 36.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Arjun
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Vihaan

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