Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 350 · 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?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Riya
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) leading without bossing
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Riya
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
8. 8.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
9. 9.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) personal comments (d) clear, relevant points
11. 11.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) repeating others (c) clear, relevant points (d) losing your temper
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Tara
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Riya
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) how you take part (c) your clothes (d) your height
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Riya
18. 18.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Aarav
22. 22.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) talking over others
26. 26.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Ananya
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) losing your temper (c) going off topic (d) listening to others
30. 30.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
34. 34.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Riya
36. 36.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
38. 38.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) talking over others (d) listening to others
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) polite disagreement (c) going off topic (d) personal comments

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