Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 97 · 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?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
2. 2.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to others (d) clear, relevant points
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) clear, relevant points (c) polite disagreement (d) listening to others
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
10. 10.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
11. 11.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) how you take part (d) your height
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
13. 13.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points
16. 16.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Tara
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) a good summary
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
21. 21.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) going off topic (c) personal comments (d) repeating others
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Kabir
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
25. 25.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
27. 27.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
28. 28.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) polite disagreement (d) saying nothing
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Riya
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
35. 35.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) saying nothing (c) leading without bossing (d) personal comments
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Tara
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya

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