Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 956 · 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 board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
2. 2.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) listening to others (c) leading without bossing (d) talking over others
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) going off topic (d) leading without bossing
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) listening to others (d) saying nothing
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
9. 9.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Tara
13. 13.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) personal comments
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) talking over others (c) building on others (d) ignoring others
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) saying nothing (c) polite disagreement (d) bringing in quiet ones
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) leading without bossing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to others
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the fastest talker
24. 24.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) a good summary (d) repeating others
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) going off topic (c) leading without bossing (d) a good summary
28. 28.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Rohan
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Tara
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Aarav
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
39. 39.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Nisha

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