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