Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 994 · 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?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) leading without bossing (d) losing your temper
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) clear, relevant points (c) saying nothing (d) losing your temper
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Tara
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Kabir
13. 13.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
14. 14.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) your height
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera interrupted others again and again; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Arjun
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.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Meera
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Nisha
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Rohan
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) a good summary (c) losing your temper (d) going off topic
27. 27.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) listening to others (c) clear, relevant points (d) polite disagreement
28. 28.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) polite disagreement (c) a good summary (d) leading without bossing
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) bringing in quiet ones
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) leading without bossing (c) personal comments (d) bringing in quiet ones
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) leading without bossing (c) clear, relevant points (d) repeating others
33. 33.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Riya
35. 35.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) choosing the winner (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
36. 36.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
39. 39.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) polite disagreement (d) listening to others
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) polite disagreement

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