Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 647 · 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 students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
2. 2.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Meera
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) listening to others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off topic
5. 5.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) talking over others
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Riya
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Kabir
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
13. 13.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Arjun
17. 17.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
18. 18.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
21. 21.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) saying nothing (c) a good summary (d) losing your temper
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) going off topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) a good summary (d) repeating others
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
31. 31.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
34. 34.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) listening to others (c) talking over others (d) going off topic
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Meera
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
39. 39.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) clear, relevant points (d) polite disagreement
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Aarav

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