Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 436 · 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 “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) a good summary (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) talking over others
4. 4.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) how you take part
6. 6.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) leading without bossing (c) clear, relevant points (d) repeating others
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
14. 14.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Arjun
16. 16.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the silent member (d) the fastest talker
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Meera
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Ananya
19. 19.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Meera
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) losing your temper (c) clear, relevant points (d) polite disagreement
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Aarav
24. 24.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) repeating others
26. 26.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Tara
29. 29.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) leading without bossing (d) talking over others
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) saying nothing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) clear, relevant points
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Tara
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
38. 38.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) talking over others
39. 39.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Kabir

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