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