Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 515 · 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?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Riya
2. 2.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
6. 6.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Meera
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Meera
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating others (c) going off topic (d) losing your temper
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) leading without bossing (c) a good summary (d) talking over others
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Kabir
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Tara
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) going off topic (c) polite disagreement (d) talking over others
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) going off topic (c) listening to others (d) repeating others
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Riya
32. 32.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Meera
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Meera
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Rohan
38. 38.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) leading without bossing (c) a good summary (d) polite disagreement
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara interrupted others again and again; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
40. 40.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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