Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 317 · 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 stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Riya
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) losing your temper (d) clear, relevant points
3. 3.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the silent member (c) the loudest speaker (d) a clear, fair speaker
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Arjun
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
8. 8.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Riya
11. 11.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
15. 15.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) leading without bossing (c) losing your temper (d) saying nothing
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) polite disagreement (c) listening to others (d) saying nothing
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
25. 25.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Kabir
27. 27.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) personal comments (c) polite disagreement (d) a good summary
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Riya
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) polite disagreement (d) clear, relevant points
30. 30.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Ananya
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
34. 34.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera interrupted others again and again; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) clear, relevant points (c) talking over others (d) going off topic
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Meera
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) personal comments (c) talking over others (d) listening to others

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