Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 917 · 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 built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Ananya
2. 2.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) choosing the winner (c) bossing everyone (d) speaking the most
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) polite disagreement (c) losing your temper (d) repeating others
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Aarav
5. 5.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
12. 12.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your height
13. 13.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Meera
15. 15.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) listening to others (c) talking over others (d) losing your temper
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Meera
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
23. 23.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) clear, relevant points (c) polite disagreement (d) leading without bossing
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) losing your temper (c) a good summary (d) personal comments
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Meera
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
34. 34.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) the loudest speaker
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
37. 37.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Ananya
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Arjun

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