Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 757 · 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: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Meera
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
5. 5.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
7. 7.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Ananya
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off topic
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Meera
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Nisha
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Riya
17. 17.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
18. 18.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the silent member (d) the loudest speaker
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
22. 22.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
24. 24.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) polite disagreement (c) clear, relevant points (d) listening to others
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) listening to others (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) a good summary (c) going off topic (d) leading without bossing
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
30. 30.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Kabir
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to others (c) leading without bossing (d) repeating others
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) leading without bossing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) personal comments
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) leading without bossing (d) going off topic
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Riya
39. 39.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Nisha

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