Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 349 · 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?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Kabir
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) saying nothing (c) polite disagreement (d) repeating others
3. 3.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Riya
6. 6.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) clear, relevant points (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) losing your temper
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Nisha
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) a good summary (d) talking over others
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
13. 13.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
16. 16.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Aarav
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) personal comments
21. 21.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) a good summary (d) repeating others
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Riya
25. 25.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the silent member (d) the fastest talker
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) listening to others (c) losing your temper (d) talking over others
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya interrupted others again and again; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
31. 31.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
36. 36.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) talking over others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) saying nothing
37. 37.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Riya

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