Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 650 · 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?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Meera
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) going off topic (c) leading without bossing (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Riya
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) polite disagreement
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Meera
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) going off topic (d) clear, relevant points
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya interrupted others again and again; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
17. 17.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
19. 19.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
22. 22.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara interrupted others again and again; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Nisha
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to others (c) leading without bossing (d) losing your temper
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
30. 30.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) how you take part (d) your handwriting
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) saying nothing (d) listening to others
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
34. 34.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) listening to others (c) saying nothing (d) personal comments
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
37. 37.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Tara
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara interrupted others again and again; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Ishaan

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