Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 902 · 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 “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Tara
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Tara
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Riya
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
8. 8.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the loudest speaker
9. 9.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
10. 10.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) listening to others
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) losing your temper (c) polite disagreement (d) saying nothing
14. 14.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Ananya
19. 19.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) clear, relevant points (d) repeating others
24. 24.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
28. 28.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) repeating others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) saying nothing
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Aarav
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) leading without bossing (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
37. 37.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
39. 39.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara interrupted others again and again; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Rohan

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