Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 790 · 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?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Meera
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) saying nothing (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) losing your temper (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) a good summary
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Aarav
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the fastest talker
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
13. 13.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
15. 15.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
17. 17.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
19. 19.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) clear, relevant points (c) repeating others (d) bringing in quiet ones
22. 22.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) repeating others (c) personal comments (d) listening to others
24. 24.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Riya
26. 26.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) personal comments (c) going off topic (d) saying nothing
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Meera
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) going off topic (d) listening to others
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Riya

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