Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 563 · 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?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
4. 4.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your height (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
6. 6.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) going off topic (d) leading without bossing
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Tara
11. 11.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
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) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) clear, relevant points
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) saying nothing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to others
17. 17.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
19. 19.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating others
21. 21.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with 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) choosing the winner (d) bossing everyone
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Tara interrupted others again and again; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) repeating others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) leading without bossing
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Meera
30. 30.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Riya
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Riya
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
36. 36.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Aarav
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Riya

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