Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 439 · 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?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Riya
3. 3.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) listening to others (c) polite disagreement (d) leading without bossing
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Arjun
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Tara
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
10. 10.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
13. 13.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Ananya
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) listening to others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) polite disagreement
16. 16.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) talking over others
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Meera
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) listening to others (d) talking over others
20. 20.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Meera
24. 24.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Meera
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
32. 32.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Kabir
36. 36.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) clear, relevant points (c) going off topic (d) personal comments
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) losing your temper (c) saying nothing (d) polite disagreement
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Aarav

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