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