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