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