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