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