Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 910 · 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 students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Arjun
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Riya
6. 6.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
7. 7.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) repeating others (c) listening to others (d) polite disagreement
11. 11.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) mocking others (c) ignoring others (d) talking over others
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
14. 14.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
16. 16.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) saying nothing (c) personal comments (d) repeating others
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Tara
20. 20.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) saying nothing (c) clear, relevant points (d) listening to others
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
24. 24.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Nisha
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Tara
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Meera
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) polite disagreement
32. 32.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Tara
37. 37.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
38. 38.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
40. 40.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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