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