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