Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 952 · 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.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) a good summary (c) polite disagreement (d) losing your temper
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha 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) Rohan (c) Arjun
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) listening to others (c) a good summary (d) repeating others
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Tara
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera interrupted others again and again; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) repeating others (c) saying nothing (d) losing your temper
16. 16.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Meera
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
19. 19.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
20. 20.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your handwriting (c) your clothes (d) your height
21. 21.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Tara
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Kabir
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Meera
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing
33. 33.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) losing your temper
35. 35.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
36. 36.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Meera
39. 39.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi

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