Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 120 · 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 “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) saying nothing (c) personal comments (d) repeating others
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) a good summary (c) personal comments (d) going off topic
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Riya
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Meera
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) how you take part (d) your handwriting
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) a good summary (c) losing your temper (d) polite disagreement
16. 16.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) choosing the winner (c) bossing everyone (d) speaking the most
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Riya
18. 18.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) bringing in quiet ones
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
21. 21.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) talking over others (c) building on others (d) ignoring others
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off topic (d) listening to others
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Tara
26. 26.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
30. 30.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
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; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
34. 34.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) personal comments
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) listening to others (d) going off topic

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