Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 287 · 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?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
9. 9.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) talking over others (d) building on others
10. 10.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
11. 11.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) personal comments (d) polite disagreement
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
15. 15.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
18. 18.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) how you take part (d) your height
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
20. 20.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
21. 21.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) the loudest speaker
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Rohan
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) repeating others (c) leading without bossing (d) personal comments
26. 26.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) leading without bossing (c) polite disagreement (d) clear, relevant points
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
32. 32.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) clear, relevant points (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Riya
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) saying nothing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) talking over others
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Meera
39. 39.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Meera

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