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