Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 383 · 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.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) your height (d) how you take part
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
3. 3.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Riya
5. 5.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) talking over others (c) building on others (d) ignoring others
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) a good summary (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) leading without bossing
7. 7.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
8. 8.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Arjun
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) personal comments (c) leading without bossing (d) polite disagreement
13. 13.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) losing your temper (c) saying nothing (d) a good summary
15. 15.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Meera
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Ananya
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
23. 23.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Riya
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) going off topic
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
27. 27.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) losing your temper (c) polite disagreement (d) clear, relevant points
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Rohan
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
34. 34.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) going off topic (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
37. 37.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks

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