Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 124 · 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?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) clear, relevant points
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
5. 5.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
6. 6.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) talking over others (c) building on others (d) ignoring others
7. 7.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) leading without bossing (c) a good summary (d) clear, relevant points
10. 10.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the silent member (c) the loudest speaker (d) the fastest talker
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) leading without bossing (c) clear, relevant points (d) polite disagreement
15. 15.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Tara
17. 17.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) bossing everyone (c) speaking the most (d) choosing the winner
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) a good summary
20. 20.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Nisha
22. 22.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) going off topic (c) leading without bossing (d) repeating others
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Arjun
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Rohan
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Nisha
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Tara
31. 31.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) repeating others (c) polite disagreement (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya interrupted others again and again; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Riya
38. 38.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya

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