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