Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 341 · 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 students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Riya
4. 4.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
6. 6.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) talking over others (d) leading without bossing
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) going off topic (d) clear, relevant points
11. 11.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Tara
15. 15.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) listening to others
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
24. 24.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) going off topic (d) leading without bossing
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Meera
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
31. 31.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Riya
35. 35.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) personal comments (c) polite disagreement (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
38. 38.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Tara
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan

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