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