Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 932 · 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.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) talking over others (c) a good summary (d) repeating others
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Arjun
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) personal comments (c) clear, relevant points (d) repeating others
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) how you take part
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) polite disagreement (d) going off topic
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
21. 21.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the silent member
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
23. 23.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Meera interrupted others again and again; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Riya
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Kabir
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) leading without bossing (c) clear, relevant points (d) repeating others
31. 31.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
32. 32.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) choosing the winner (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Arjun
35. 35.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
37. 37.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Riya

Free debate lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/debate-for-students