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