Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 680 · 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?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Arjun
3. 3.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) mocking others (c) ignoring others (d) talking over others
4. 4.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Nisha
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya interrupted others again and again; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Rohan
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating others (c) a good summary (d) clear, relevant points
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
12. 12.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Arjun
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera interrupted others again and again; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Aarav
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Rohan
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) a good summary (c) polite disagreement (d) listening to others
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) losing your temper (c) personal comments (d) repeating others
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) polite disagreement (c) going off topic (d) talking over others
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
26. 26.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Rohan
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) losing your temper (c) personal comments (d) saying nothing
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) leading without bossing (c) personal comments (d) bringing in quiet ones
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
32. 32.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
34. 34.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) clear, relevant points (d) saying nothing
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
36. 36.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) losing your temper (c) repeating others (d) saying nothing
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Riya
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Tara

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