Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 604 · 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?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Rohan
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Tara
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
6. 6.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) how you take part (d) your handwriting
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) a good summary
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) listening to others (c) a good summary (d) polite disagreement
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Tara
14. 14.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Riya
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
26. 26.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
27. 27.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
30. 30.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
32. 32.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) building on others
33. 33.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) guiding the group fairly (d) bossing everyone
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
35. 35.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) going off topic
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Nisha
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Meera
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Ananya
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Kabir

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