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