Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 893 · 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 “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
2. 2.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) listening to others (c) going off topic (d) personal comments
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) personal comments (d) polite disagreement
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) personal comments (c) going off topic (d) clear, relevant points
8. 8.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) personal comments
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
13. 13.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
14. 14.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) clear, relevant points (c) leading without bossing (d) polite disagreement
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) leading without bossing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) talking over others
21. 21.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
23. 23.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Tara
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) listening to others (c) a good summary (d) polite disagreement
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) losing your temper (c) personal comments (d) talking over others
28. 28.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Meera
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) leading without bossing (c) polite disagreement (d) saying nothing
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Tara
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Riya
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Rohan
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara interrupted others again and again; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
40. 40.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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