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