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Group Discussion Worksheet: Do’s and Don’ts

Debate lesson 22: GD do’s, don’ts and body language · Set 152 · 40 questions
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Debater's tip (Share the time, show you listen): Do: let others finish, invite quiet members, keep points short, stay on topic, give facts for points, speak to the whole group. Don’t: dominate, interrupt, shout over others, stay silent, mock ideas, check your phone. Positive body language: nodding, facing the speaker, sitting upright, open hands, a calm face, eye contact with all.

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  1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying silent (b) letting others finish (c) checking your phone (d) shouting over others
  2. 2.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: a calm face? (a) negative (b) positive
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points short (b) giving facts for points (c) staying silent (d) letting others finish
  4. 4.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: staying silent? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  5. 5.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: staying on topic? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  6. 6.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) eye contact with all (b) a calm face (c) rolling your eyes (d) sitting upright
  7. 7.True or false: “interrupting others” is a GD do. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🚦 Where should you look while speaking in a GD? (a) only at the evaluator (b) at the ceiling (c) at the whole group (d) at the floor
  9. 9.Which of these is a GD do? (a) staying on topic (b) interrupting others (c) dominating the talk (d) shouting over others
  10. 10.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) dominating the talk (b) inviting a quiet member (c) letting others finish (d) keeping points short
  11. 11.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) a calm face (b) looking at the clock (c) nodding while listening (d) open hands
  12. 12.True or false: “staying silent” is a GD do. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: tapping the table? (a) negative (b) positive
  14. 14.🚦 A quiet member has not spoken yet. What can you do? (a) speak for them (b) ignore them (c) invite them in kindly (d) point at them
  15. 15.True or false: “mocking an idea” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: checking your phone? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  17. 17.🚦 A member keeps talking and lets no one else in. This is… (a) adding value (b) dominating (c) building on (d) summarising
  18. 18.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: pointing a finger? (a) negative (b) positive
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking to one person (b) staying silent (c) mocking an idea (d) inviting a quiet member
  20. 20.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: slouching back? (a) positive (b) negative
  21. 21.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) facing the speaker (b) eye contact with all (c) sitting upright (d) arms crossed, frowning
  22. 22.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) speaking up early (b) keeping points short (c) inviting a quiet member (d) talking to one person
  23. 23.True or false: “using names politely” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: letting others finish? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting others (b) staying silent (c) using names politely (d) talking to one person
  26. 26.True or false: “checking your phone” is a GD do. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: rolling your eyes? (a) positive (b) negative
  28. 28.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) listening carefully (b) keeping points short (c) speaking up early (d) shouting over others
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) inviting a quiet member (b) mocking an idea (c) letting others finish (d) speaking up early
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dominating the talk (b) keeping points short (c) checking your phone (d) interrupting others
  31. 31.Which of these is a GD do? (a) shouting over others (b) interrupting others (c) inviting a quiet member (d) talking to one person
  32. 32.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) speaking up early (b) staying on topic (c) giving facts for points (d) staying silent
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on topic (b) dominating the talk (c) staying silent (d) shouting over others
  34. 34.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: mocking an idea? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  35. 35.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: speaking up early? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  36. 36.True or false: “staying on topic” is a GD don’t. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: looking at the clock? (a) negative (b) positive
  38. 38.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) rolling your eyes (b) arms crossed, frowning (c) tapping the table (d) nodding while listening
  39. 39.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) using names politely (b) inviting a quiet member (c) keeping points short (d) mocking an idea
  40. 40.True or false: “shouting over others” is a GD don’t. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. letting others finish
  2. positive
  3. staying silent
  4. a don’t
  5. a do
  6. rolling your eyes
  7. False
  8. at the whole group
  9. staying on topic
  10. dominating the talk
  11. looking at the clock
  12. False
  13. negative
  14. invite them in kindly
  15. True
  16. a don’t
  17. dominating
  18. negative
  19. inviting a quiet member
  20. negative
  21. arms crossed, frowning
  22. talking to one person
  23. False
  24. a do
  25. using names politely
  26. False
  27. negative
  28. shouting over others
  29. mocking an idea
  30. keeping points short
  31. inviting a quiet member
  32. staying silent
  33. staying on topic
  34. a don’t
  35. a do
  36. False
  37. negative
  38. nodding while listening
  39. mocking an idea
  40. True

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