Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 273 · 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?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) saying nothing (c) polite disagreement (d) a good summary
3. 3.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
6. 6.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) bossing everyone (c) speaking the most (d) choosing the winner
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Ananya
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
14. 14.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) going off topic (d) a good summary
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Rohan
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
22. 22.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) leading without bossing (d) talking over others
25. 25.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
27. 27.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) personal comments (c) leading without bossing (d) bringing in quiet ones
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) losing your temper
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Rohan
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
34. 34.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera interrupted others again and again; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi

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