Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 892 · 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?”, Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Ananya
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) clear, relevant points (d) polite disagreement
6. 6.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
7. 7.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
8. 8.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) bossing everyone
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
10. 10.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
13. 13.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the silent member (c) the loudest speaker (d) a clear, fair speaker
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) leading without bossing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) polite disagreement
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) listening to others (c) going off topic (d) talking over others
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) clear, relevant points (c) talking over others (d) bringing in quiet ones
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) going off topic (c) polite disagreement (d) a good summary
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) clear, relevant points (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing
24. 24.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Riya
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) repeating others (c) talking over others (d) polite disagreement
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Tara
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Tara
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Meera
38. 38.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Aarav

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