Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 925 · 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 “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
2. 2.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
4. 4.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
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 “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Meera
7. 7.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) saying nothing (c) going off topic (d) personal comments
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera interrupted others again and again; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) going off topic (c) clear, relevant points (d) losing your temper
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Meera
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) listening to others (c) going off topic (d) personal comments
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) clear, relevant points (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) leading without bossing
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) leading without bossing (d) going off topic
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Meera
24. 24.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the silent member (c) the fastest talker (d) the loudest speaker
25. 25.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) your height (d) how you take part
26. 26.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) leading without bossing (d) personal comments
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Nisha
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Kabir
30. 30.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
32. 32.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) talking over others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Meera
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
36. 36.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Riya
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
39. 39.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Tara

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