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.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
- 2.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) ignoring others
- 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) listening to others (c) talking over others (d) leading without bossing
- 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
- 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
- 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
- 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
- 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
- 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) listening to others (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others
- 11.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
- 13.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
- 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Arjun 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) Rohan (c) Arjun
- 18.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
- 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Riya
- 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) polite disagreement
- 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
- 22.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner
- 23.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
- 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
- 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) repeating others
- 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
- 27.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
- 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
- 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) losing your temper (c) talking over others (d) going off topic
- 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
- 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
- 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
- 33.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off topic (d) listening to others
- 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
- 35.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) personal comments (d) a good summary
- 37.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) how you take part
- 38.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
- 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
- 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
Answer key
- loses marks
- True
- building on others
- talking over others
- Tara
- Arjun
- losing your temper
- loses marks
- Rohan
- listening to others
- True
- earns marks
- True
- True
- False
- False
- Arjun
- True
- Riya
- polite disagreement
- earns marks
- guiding the group fairly
- True
- Aarav
- bringing in quiet ones
- Tara
- True
- Vihaan
- leading without bossing
- loses marks
- earns marks
- earns marks
- going off topic
- Ananya
- False
- personal comments
- how you take part
- False
- Ishaan
- Arjun
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