Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 914 · 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 we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Meera 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) Kabir
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Aarav
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off topic (d) a good summary
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
6. 6.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) talking over others (c) a good summary (d) clear, relevant points
8. 8.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Meera
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Kabir
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
18. 18.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) leading without bossing (c) clear, relevant points (d) a good summary
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera interrupted others again and again; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
21. 21.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) losing your temper (c) personal comments (d) talking over others
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Tara
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
27. 27.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your height (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
28. 28.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Tara
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
34. 34.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the silent member (d) the fastest talker
35. 35.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) repeating others (c) personal comments (d) going off topic
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Nisha

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