Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 129 · 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 “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Aarav
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the loudest speaker
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) saying nothing (d) talking over others
6. 6.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
7. 7.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) a good summary (c) talking over others (d) leading without bossing
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
10. 10.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) leading without bossing (c) a good summary (d) going off topic
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) repeating others (c) saying nothing (d) polite disagreement
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Meera
16. 16.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Kabir
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Tara interrupted others again and again; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Tara
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) leading without bossing (c) repeating others (d) going off topic
22. 22.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) saying nothing (c) listening to others (d) talking over others
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
25. 25.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
28. 28.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
30. 30.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Riya
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Tara
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
39. 39.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Riya

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