Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 906 · 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 our school waste less food?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Tara
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Meera
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Riya
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Rohan
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
8. 8.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your height
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya interrupted others again and again; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Riya
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
13. 13.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) losing your temper (c) polite disagreement (d) leading without bossing
18. 18.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav 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) Aarav (c) Arjun
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) personal comments (c) talking over others (d) listening to others
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
26. 26.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Riya
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) listening to others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) clear, relevant points
30. 30.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) a good summary
33. 33.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
35. 35.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) talking over others (c) ignoring others (d) building on others
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) bossing everyone
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others

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