Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 254 · 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 school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Arjun
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun 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) Arjun
4. 4.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) polite disagreement (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others
8. 8.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) going off topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) clear, relevant points
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya interrupted others again and again; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Tara
11. 11.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) leading without bossing (c) losing your temper (d) going off topic
15. 15.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
16. 16.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
18. 18.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) polite disagreement (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) losing your temper
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara interrupted others again and again; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Tara
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
23. 23.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
25. 25.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
34. 34.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Nisha
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) repeating others (c) a good summary (d) listening to others
37. 37.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) talking over others (c) building on others (d) mocking others
38. 38.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Riya

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