Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 682 · 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.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
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.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Aarav
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) going off topic (c) polite disagreement (d) leading without bossing
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Ananya
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Aarav
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) losing your temper (c) saying nothing (d) talking over others
13. 13.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
15. 15.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
16. 16.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Meera
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Meera
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Tara
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Nisha
27. 27.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
29. 29.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya interrupted others again and again; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) leading without bossing (c) a good summary (d) talking over others
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
37. 37.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) losing your temper
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) talking over others (c) polite disagreement (d) losing your temper

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