Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 769 · 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?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Kabir
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
4. 4.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
6. 6.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) repeating others (c) listening to others (d) saying nothing
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Rohan
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
13. 13.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your height
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to others (c) leading without bossing (d) talking over others
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) losing your temper
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) personal comments
20. 20.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) leading without bossing (c) saying nothing (d) going off topic
23. 23.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) repeating others (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Riya
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
29. 29.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) clear, relevant points (c) saying nothing (d) a good summary
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
34. 34.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Nisha
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Rohan
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Aarav

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