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