Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

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

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