Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 271 · 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?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Meera
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) a good summary (c) polite disagreement (d) clear, relevant points
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
7. 7.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the silent member
8. 8.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Meera
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) polite disagreement (c) a good summary (d) going off topic
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Tara
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
19. 19.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
21. 21.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) how you take part (c) your clothes (d) your height
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) losing your temper (c) polite disagreement (d) personal comments
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Kabir
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) leading without bossing (c) losing your temper (d) a good summary
29. 29.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
33. 33.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) repeating others (c) leading without bossing (d) listening to others
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera interrupted others again and again; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) personal comments (c) going off topic (d) saying nothing
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) personal comments (c) losing your temper (d) bringing in quiet ones
39. 39.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Tara

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