Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 289 · 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?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Tara
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Tara interrupted others again and again; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
8. 8.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) polite disagreement (c) leading without bossing (d) clear, relevant points
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
10. 10.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the silent member (d) the loudest speaker
12. 12.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) saying nothing (d) talking over others
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) polite disagreement (c) going off topic (d) talking over others
15. 15.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
17. 17.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) talking over others (c) going off topic (d) leading without bossing
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to others (c) clear, relevant points (d) going off topic
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera interrupted others again and again; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Meera
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Nisha
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Ananya
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Tara
30. 30.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) building on others
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) listening to others
32. 32.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Arjun
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) clear, relevant points (c) personal comments (d) saying nothing
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Kabir

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