Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 224 · 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?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Nisha
2. 2.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) talking over others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
4. 4.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your clothes (c) how you take part (d) your handwriting
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
6. 6.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) bossing everyone
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) saying nothing (c) leading without bossing (d) talking over others
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) clear, relevant points (d) polite disagreement
11. 11.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) listening to others (c) repeating others (d) leading without bossing
15. 15.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Meera
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) polite disagreement (d) leading without bossing
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
23. 23.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Arjun
25. 25.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Meera
28. 28.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
29. 29.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
31. 31.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Meera
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks

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