Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 488 · 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.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) leading without bossing (c) saying nothing (d) bringing in quiet ones
2. 2.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
5. 5.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Riya
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) a good summary (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Tara
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
17. 17.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
18. 18.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
19. 19.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the loudest speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) losing your temper (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Aarav
23. 23.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) going off topic (c) leading without bossing (d) clear, relevant points
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) personal comments (c) going off topic (d) clear, relevant points
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) listening to others (d) talking over others
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Ananya
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) repeating others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) talking over others
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
31. 31.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Aarav
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Tara
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Nisha
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Meera
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha

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