Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 775 · 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 “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) leading without bossing
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) talking over others (c) ignoring others (d) building on others
6. 6.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) a good summary (c) talking over others (d) losing your temper
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) clear, relevant points (c) personal comments (d) repeating others
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Meera
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Tara
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) talking over others (d) losing your temper
19. 19.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) the loudest speaker (d) a clear, fair speaker
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Aarav
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) talking over others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) a good summary
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Tara
24. 24.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) clear, relevant points (c) saying nothing (d) polite disagreement
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Nisha
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Riya
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) repeating others (d) listening to others
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) personal comments (d) polite disagreement
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Meera

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