Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 881 · 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) clear, relevant points (b) losing your temper (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Arjun
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) going off topic (d) leading without bossing
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Kabir
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
15. 15.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) mocking others
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) saying nothing
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) a good summary (c) going off topic (d) personal comments
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) listening to others (c) personal comments (d) losing your temper
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) losing your temper (c) saying nothing (d) polite disagreement
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) talking over others (c) listening to others (d) a good summary
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) losing your temper (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating others
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Ananya
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Meera
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Riya interrupted others again and again; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Riya
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Riya
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Tara
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
36. 36.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
37. 37.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) how you take part (d) your handwriting
38. 38.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) choosing the winner
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks

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