Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 776 · 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: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Riya
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) bossing everyone (d) choosing the winner
5. 5.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
8. 8.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to others (d) a good summary
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) repeating others (c) saying nothing (d) losing your temper
12. 12.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) personal comments (c) repeating others (d) listening to others
14. 14.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) losing your temper (d) listening to others
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Kabir
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) a good summary
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
19. 19.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating others (c) listening to others (d) a good summary
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Arjun
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) talking over others (d) personal comments
23. 23.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Rohan
25. 25.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) losing your temper (c) polite disagreement (d) personal comments
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
31. 31.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Tara
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Riya
36. 36.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) talking over others
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Vihaan

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