Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 921 · 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?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) personal comments (c) a good summary (d) polite disagreement
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) leading without bossing (d) talking over others
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
10. 10.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) listening to others (d) repeating others
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) personal comments (c) saying nothing (d) losing your temper
18. 18.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
21. 21.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your clothes (c) your height (d) your handwriting
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Tara
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) personal comments (c) going off topic (d) a good summary
26. 26.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
29. 29.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Meera
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Arjun
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
33. 33.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) building on others
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Riya
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Riya
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
37. 37.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) polite disagreement

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