Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 846 · 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) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) a good summary (c) saying nothing (d) losing your temper
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Riya
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) clear, relevant points (c) leading without bossing (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Kabir
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Tara
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) listening to others (d) losing your temper
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
18. 18.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya interrupted others again and again; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Riya
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) talking over others (c) polite disagreement (d) a good summary
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) clear, relevant points (c) listening to others (d) leading without bossing
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
24. 24.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Nisha
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara interrupted others again and again; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) personal comments (c) going off topic (d) clear, relevant points
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
40. 40.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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