Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 405 · 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?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Meera
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Riya
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) polite disagreement (c) clear, relevant points (d) going off topic
14. 14.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Meera
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
17. 17.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Meera
19. 19.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the silent member (d) the loudest speaker
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) personal comments (c) repeating others (d) losing your temper
21. 21.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) choosing the winner
23. 23.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) building on others
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) talking over others (d) a good summary
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) losing your temper (c) listening to others (d) repeating others
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Meera
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
34. 34.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) saying nothing (d) going off topic
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Meera
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Kabir
38. 38.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Rohan

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