Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 208 · 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 we make our city cleaner?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Riya
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) a good summary (c) going off topic (d) personal comments
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) clear, relevant points (c) losing your temper (d) talking over others
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Aarav
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) personal comments (d) bringing in quiet ones
9. 9.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
10. 10.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) talking over others (c) building on others (d) mocking others
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) listening to others (c) repeating others (d) saying nothing
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Kabir
14. 14.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) leading without bossing (c) talking over others (d) repeating others
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) listening to others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating others
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) leading without bossing (c) saying nothing (d) a good summary
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Arjun
20. 20.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Riya
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) leading without bossing (c) personal comments (d) clear, relevant points
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Riya
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
31. 31.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Riya
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Riya
38. 38.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks

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