Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 107 · 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?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
2. 2.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) your height (d) how you take part
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the silent member (c) the loudest speaker (d) a clear, fair speaker
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) polite disagreement
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Riya
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
17. 17.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) listening to others (c) saying nothing (d) personal comments
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) personal comments (d) listening to others
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Meera
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) polite disagreement (c) leading without bossing (d) a good summary
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Riya
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Tara
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera interrupted others again and again; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Riya
27. 27.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
31. 31.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Aarav
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
35. 35.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Riya

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