Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 759 · 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?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
2. 2.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Riya
5. 5.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
8. 8.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the silent member (c) the fastest talker (d) the loudest speaker
9. 9.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Rohan
11. 11.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
14. 14.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) talking over others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Tara
17. 17.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) how you take part
21. 21.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Meera
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Riya
29. 29.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) saying nothing (c) going off topic (d) repeating others
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) listening to others (c) saying nothing (d) leading without bossing
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara interrupted others again and again; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
40. 40.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) bossing everyone (c) speaking the most (d) choosing the winner

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