Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 751 · 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 “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) leading without bossing (d) going off topic
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) a good summary (c) listening to others (d) polite disagreement
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) listening to others (c) going off topic (d) repeating others
7. 7.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Nisha
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Meera
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) saying nothing (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Riya
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) saying nothing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off topic
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
23. 23.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
24. 24.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
29. 29.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Riya
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Rohan
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
34. 34.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) clear, relevant points (c) saying nothing (d) losing your temper
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Nisha
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) leading without bossing (d) repeating others
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) polite disagreement
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Rohan

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