Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 122 · 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 we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
2. 2.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) personal comments (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) talking over others
8. 8.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
10. 10.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) repeating others (d) leading without bossing
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Riya
13. 13.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) bossing everyone
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
15. 15.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
16. 16.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
17. 17.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) listening to others (c) saying nothing (d) going off topic
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) polite disagreement (c) going off topic (d) clear, relevant points
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) talking over others (c) clear, relevant points (d) repeating others
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera interrupted others again and again; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
31. 31.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
33. 33.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) leading without bossing (c) talking over others (d) a good summary
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Kabir
35. 35.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) leading without bossing (c) talking over others (d) losing your temper
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Tara
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks

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