Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 630 · 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?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
3. 3.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
5. 5.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara interrupted others again and again; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Riya
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) listening to others (c) leading without bossing (d) personal comments
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) losing your temper (d) a good summary
9. 9.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) going off topic
11. 11.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Tara
13. 13.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara interrupted others again and again; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Tara
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Tara
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Tara
17. 17.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
23. 23.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
24. 24.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Riya
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) losing your temper (c) saying nothing (d) going off topic
29. 29.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) losing your temper (c) listening to others (d) clear, relevant points
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Meera
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Meera

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