Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 561 · 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 “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) a good summary (d) talking over others
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) saying nothing (c) repeating others (d) losing your temper
4. 4.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Aarav
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Kabir
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) personal comments (c) listening to others (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) a good summary (c) saying nothing (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
13. 13.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Rohan
15. 15.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
17. 17.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) saying nothing (c) losing your temper (d) repeating others
19. 19.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
20. 20.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
23. 23.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
25. 25.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
26. 26.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Arjun
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Arjun
33. 33.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) going off topic (c) clear, relevant points (d) listening to others
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Riya

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