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