Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 961 · 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 every school have a garden?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) polite disagreement (c) repeating others (d) clear, relevant points
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) losing your temper (c) saying nothing (d) a good summary
6. 6.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
7. 7.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
8. 8.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) personal comments (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) leading without bossing
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) going off topic (d) clear, relevant points
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) personal comments (d) leading without bossing
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) listening to others (c) leading without bossing (d) talking over others
16. 16.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) mocking others (c) building on others (d) ignoring others
17. 17.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Meera
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Tara
23. 23.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara interrupted others again and again; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
26. 26.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) a good summary (d) listening to others
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) losing your temper (c) repeating others (d) bringing in quiet ones
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Tara
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Riya
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) clear, relevant points (c) losing your temper (d) bringing in quiet ones
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Nisha
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
36. 36.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Meera
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Aarav

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