Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 781 · 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?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
4. 4.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
6. 6.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) guiding the group fairly (d) bossing everyone
7. 7.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) your clothes
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) losing your temper (c) personal comments (d) bringing in quiet ones
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara interrupted others again and again; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
12. 12.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
15. 15.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
17. 17.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) leading without bossing (c) repeating others (d) clear, relevant points
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Arjun
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Tara
22. 22.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) clear, relevant points (d) personal comments
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Nisha
32. 32.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Kabir
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Tara
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Meera
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Riya
38. 38.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) clear, relevant points (c) polite disagreement (d) losing your temper
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
40. 40.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) talking over others

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