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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
- 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) listening to others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) leading without bossing
- 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
- 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
- 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
- 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
- 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Rohan
- 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
- 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
- 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
- 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
- 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Tara
- 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) losing your temper (c) personal comments (d) saying nothing
- 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) clear, relevant points (c) polite disagreement (d) leading without bossing
- 15.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
- 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Tara
- 18.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) choosing the winner
- 19.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) how you take part (c) your height (d) your clothes
- 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Riya
- 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
- 22.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
- 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
- 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
- 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) listening to others (c) talking over others (d) personal comments
- 26.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
- 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
- 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) clear, relevant points (d) going off topic
- 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
- 30.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) talking over others (c) repeating others (d) leading without bossing
- 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
- 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
- 35.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) personal comments (c) repeating others (d) bringing in quiet ones
- 36.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
- 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
- 38.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
- 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
- 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
Answer key
- loses marks
- talking over others
- Meera
- loses marks
- loses marks
- Vihaan
- Tara
- Ananya
- Nisha
- earns marks
- earns marks
- Kabir
- polite disagreement
- going off topic
- True
- False
- Tara
- guiding the group fairly
- how you take part
- Rohan
- earns marks
- False
- Rohan
- Nisha
- listening to others
- False
- Riya
- clear, relevant points
- Kabir
- False
- True
- leading without bossing
- Meera
- Arjun
- bringing in quiet ones
- a clear, fair speaker
- Ishaan
- True
- Arjun
- earns marks
Free debate lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/debate-for-students