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