Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 435 · 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 board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
3. 3.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) saying nothing (c) listening to others (d) personal comments
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) going off topic (c) repeating others (d) saying nothing
6. 6.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
10. 10.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Riya interrupted others again and again; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) a good summary (c) saying nothing (d) polite disagreement
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) polite disagreement (d) clear, relevant points
22. 22.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Riya
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Tara
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) repeating others (c) leading without bossing (d) clear, relevant points
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Ananya
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) listening to others (c) a good summary (d) going off topic
29. 29.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
31. 31.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Tara
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Ananya
35. 35.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) polite disagreement
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Meera
39. 39.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Tara

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