Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 476 · 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 our school waste less food?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Rohan
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) polite disagreement (c) losing your temper (d) clear, relevant points
5. 5.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
9. 9.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
11. 11.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Riya
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) going off topic (d) leading without bossing
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) losing your temper (c) repeating others (d) saying nothing
17. 17.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
19. 19.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) polite disagreement (c) clear, relevant points (d) repeating others
21. 21.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
26. 26.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) talking over others (c) listening to others (d) a good summary
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) saying nothing (c) polite disagreement (d) bringing in quiet ones
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) leading without bossing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off topic
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Arjun
38. 38.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) saying nothing (c) losing your temper (d) clear, relevant points
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Vihaan

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