Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 188 · 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 earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) repeating others (d) a good summary
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) listening to others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) personal comments
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Tara
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) repeating others (c) clear, relevant points (d) losing your temper
13. 13.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) clear, relevant points (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Meera
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara interrupted others again and again; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
18. 18.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) how you take part (d) your handwriting
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) leading without bossing (c) losing your temper (d) a good summary
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) personal comments (c) repeating others (d) leading without bossing
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Arjun
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
27. 27.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) saying nothing (c) listening to others (d) polite disagreement
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Rohan
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off topic
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Kabir
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Riya
36. 36.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) listening to others (d) losing your temper
37. 37.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
39. 39.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Vihaan

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