Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 964 · 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?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) clear, relevant points (c) repeating others (d) talking over others
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) clear, relevant points (c) personal comments (d) leading without bossing
5. 5.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) mocking others
6. 6.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Ananya
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) losing your temper (c) personal comments (d) talking over others
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) leading without bossing
15. 15.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) clear, relevant points (d) polite disagreement
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
19. 19.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (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.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
34. 34.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
35. 35.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Arjun
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi

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