Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 806 · 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?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
2. 2.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Riya
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) talking over others (c) mocking others (d) ignoring others
6. 6.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) bossing everyone (c) speaking the most (d) choosing the winner
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) saying nothing (c) losing your temper (d) going off topic
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) a good summary (c) personal comments (d) saying nothing
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) going off topic (c) personal comments (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
19. 19.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) clear, relevant points (c) going off topic (d) personal comments
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) a good summary (d) talking over others
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
24. 24.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) repeating others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to others
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) personal comments (c) polite disagreement (d) leading without bossing
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) polite disagreement (c) personal comments (d) repeating others
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) polite disagreement (c) going off topic (d) leading without bossing
33. 33.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) saying nothing (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Arjun

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