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