Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 75 · 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.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) your clothes
2. 2.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Tara
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Meera
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Tara
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara interrupted others again and again; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Nisha
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya interrupted others again and again; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Arjun
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) clear, relevant points (c) repeating others (d) listening to others
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Aarav
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) personal comments (c) losing your temper (d) polite disagreement
19. 19.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Riya
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the silent member (c) the fastest talker (d) the loudest speaker
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) saying nothing (c) going off topic (d) personal comments
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) losing your temper (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
26. 26.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
28. 28.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) bossing everyone
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
31. 31.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara interrupted others again and again; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Tara
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Riya
36. 36.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) saying nothing (c) a good summary (d) leading without bossing
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara interrupted others again and again; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Rohan
39. 39.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) listening to others (c) a good summary (d) going off topic
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Tara

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