Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 173 · 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: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) clear, relevant points (c) losing your temper (d) going off topic
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) talking over others
10. 10.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) leading without bossing (c) a good summary (d) going off topic
13. 13.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Aarav
15. 15.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Riya
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
20. 20.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) a good summary (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) saying nothing
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Ananya
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) saying nothing (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Aarav
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
28. 28.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Tara
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
40. 40.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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