Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 715 · 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: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) listening to others (c) losing your temper (d) polite disagreement
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Riya
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your height (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
10. 10.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
12. 12.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) personal comments (c) leading without bossing (d) going off topic
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) a good summary
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) choosing the winner
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) personal comments (c) polite disagreement (d) a good summary
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Aarav
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Kabir
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) clear, relevant points
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) a good summary (c) listening to others (d) talking over others
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Riya
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
33. 33.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) personal comments (c) talking over others (d) bringing in quiet ones
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara interrupted others again and again; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Aarav

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