Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 437 · 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 we make our city cleaner?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Arjun
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) repeating others (d) leading without bossing
6. 6.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Arjun
8. 8.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Meera
10. 10.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
11. 11.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) listening to others (c) going off topic (d) polite disagreement
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) listening to others (d) talking over others
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) repeating others
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) saying nothing (d) listening to others
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Nisha
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) a good summary (d) talking over others
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya interrupted others again and again; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Meera
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) repeating others (c) polite disagreement (d) a good summary
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Nisha
27. 27.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
29. 29.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Aarav
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Riya
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Meera
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
36. 36.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) personal comments (c) polite disagreement (d) saying nothing
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
38. 38.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) personal comments (d) a good summary
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Nisha

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