Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 615 · 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?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
5. 5.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Kabir
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Aarav
12. 12.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) listening to others (d) losing your temper
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) listening to others (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) listening to others (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) polite disagreement (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) talking over others
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off topic (d) saying nothing
22. 22.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
24. 24.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Tara
26. 26.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
29. 29.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Kabir
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) polite disagreement (c) going off topic (d) saying nothing
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
34. 34.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
36. 36.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) repeating others (c) going off topic (d) a good summary
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Rohan

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