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