Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 551 · 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.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Tara
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) clear, relevant points (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to others
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Tara
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Rohan
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) listening to others (c) repeating others (d) bringing in quiet ones
11. 11.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) your height (d) how you take part
12. 12.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
13. 13.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
15. 15.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) choosing the winner
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) leading without bossing (c) clear, relevant points (d) personal comments
18. 18.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Meera
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) personal comments (d) listening to others
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Nisha
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) personal comments (d) talking over others
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Nisha
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Riya
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Tara
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
32. 32.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) talking over others
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; 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) Ishaan (c) Ananya
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Rohan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Riya
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Ananya
37. 37.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) clear, relevant points (c) personal comments (d) going off topic
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Meera
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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