Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 277 · 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 “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Arjun
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Tara
6. 6.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Rohan
9. 9.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Aarav
12. 12.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) your clothes
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Rohan
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) polite disagreement (c) losing your temper (d) personal comments
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Rohan
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Tara
19. 19.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Riya
22. 22.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Tara
26. 26.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the silent member (c) the loudest speaker (d) a clear, fair speaker
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi 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) Saanvi
28. 28.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) talking over others (c) listening to others (d) leading without bossing
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Ananya
34. 34.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) repeating others (c) listening to others (d) talking over others
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
37. 37.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera interrupted others again and again; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Ananya

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