Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 66 · 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?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Kabir
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points
5. 5.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Tara
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
9. 9.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your handwriting (c) your clothes (d) your height
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) losing your temper (c) talking over others (d) listening to others
13. 13.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Meera
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Meera
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
19. 19.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
20. 20.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the silent member (c) the loudest speaker (d) a clear, fair speaker
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Tara
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) a good summary (c) listening to others (d) clear, relevant points
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
25. 25.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Tara
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) losing your temper (c) repeating others (d) leading without bossing
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
30. 30.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) a good summary (c) repeating others (d) bringing in quiet ones
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
33. 33.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) polite disagreement (c) personal comments (d) leading without bossing
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Meera
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) guiding the group fairly (d) bossing everyone
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha

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