Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 152 · 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?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
2. 2.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Riya
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
7. 7.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Riya
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Meera
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Kabir
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Nisha
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) clear, relevant points (c) personal comments (d) going off topic
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
18. 18.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Aarav
20. 20.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) polite disagreement (c) going off topic (d) leading without bossing
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) mocking others (c) building on others (d) ignoring others
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) leading without bossing
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
27. 27.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) clear, relevant points (c) personal comments (d) polite disagreement
31. 31.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Tara
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
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 “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
38. 38.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) bossing everyone
39. 39.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Ananya

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