Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 478 · 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 laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Tara
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Aarav
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Kabir
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) saying nothing (c) polite disagreement (d) a good summary
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) personal comments (d) a good summary
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) clear, relevant points (c) polite disagreement (d) going off topic
10. 10.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) personal comments (c) losing your temper (d) listening to others
17. 17.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
18. 18.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Meera
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara interrupted others again and again; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Tara
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
26. 26.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) leading without bossing (d) losing your temper
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) building on others (c) talking over others (d) mocking others
29. 29.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
31. 31.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
35. 35.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Meera
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Meera
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Tara

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