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