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