Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 111 · 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 “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Kabir
2. 2.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) listening to others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating others
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Meera
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
10. 10.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) choosing the winner (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Riya
16. 16.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) clear, relevant points (c) losing your temper (d) personal comments
20. 20.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
23. 23.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your handwriting (c) your clothes (d) your height
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Aarav
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Nisha
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) going off topic (d) listening to others
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera interrupted others again and again; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera interrupted others again and again; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Tara
34. 34.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
38. 38.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) listening to others (c) clear, relevant points (d) losing your temper
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
40. 40.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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