Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 263 · 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 GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara interrupted others again and again; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) going off topic (c) personal comments (d) bringing in quiet ones
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
7. 7.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya interrupted others again and again; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Aarav
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
13. 13.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) repeating others (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Riya
17. 17.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Aarav
19. 19.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
21. 21.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) losing your temper (c) repeating others (d) personal comments
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya interrupted others again and again; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Aarav
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) leading without bossing (c) repeating others (d) talking over others
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) leading without bossing (c) clear, relevant points (d) saying nothing
30. 30.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the silent member (d) the fastest talker
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Kabir
33. 33.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) leading without bossing (c) polite disagreement (d) repeating others
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Kabir
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
39. 39.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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