Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 10 · 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 every school have a garden?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to others (d) losing your temper
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Arjun
7. 7.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) repeating others (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Tara
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) listening to others (c) going off topic (d) talking over others
16. 16.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
18. 18.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
19. 19.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) repeating others
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) personal comments (d) polite disagreement
22. 22.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Meera interrupted others again and again; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Rohan
25. 25.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
27. 27.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) talking over others (c) clear, relevant points (d) a good summary
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) listening to others
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Rohan
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Tara
39. 39.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Nisha

Free debate lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/debate-for-students