Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 128 · 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?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Tara
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) clear, relevant points (d) going off topic
4. 4.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) listening to others (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing
6. 6.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Riya
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) leading without bossing (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Arjun
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Ananya
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
15. 15.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) bossing everyone
16. 16.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) polite disagreement
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
23. 23.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
25. 25.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
28. 28.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the silent member
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) personal comments (c) repeating others (d) saying nothing
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Meera
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Meera
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera interrupted others again and again; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
35. 35.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Aarav
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Ishaan

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