Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 931 · 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.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
3. 3.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) saying nothing (c) personal comments (d) clear, relevant points
6. 6.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your height (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
7. 7.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Rohan
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Riya
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) repeating others (d) leading without bossing
18. 18.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) saying nothing (c) listening to others (d) talking over others
20. 20.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
21. 21.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) mocking others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
23. 23.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Tara
26. 26.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) leading without bossing (c) saying nothing (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Aarav
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Tara
31. 31.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Aarav
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) polite disagreement (d) going off topic
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
36. 36.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
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 “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav

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