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