Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 929 · 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 we make our city cleaner?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Meera
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) repeating others (c) leading without bossing (d) talking over others
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Aarav
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) repeating others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) personal comments
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) listening to others (c) clear, relevant points (d) a good summary
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Kabir
12. 12.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
14. 14.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Kabir
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) saying nothing
17. 17.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) losing your temper (c) saying nothing (d) a good summary
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Riya
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Riya
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
25. 25.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
27. 27.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Nisha
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Riya
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
32. 32.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
35. 35.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the silent member
37. 37.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) personal comments
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha

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