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Group Discussion Worksheet: Do’s and Don’ts

Debate lesson 22: GD do’s, don’ts and body language · Set 233 · 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.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: mocking an idea? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  2. 2.🚦 A member keeps talking and lets no one else in. This is… (a) building on (b) dominating (c) summarising (d) adding value
  3. 3.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) open hands (b) sitting upright (c) arms crossed, frowning (d) nodding while listening
  4. 4.True or false: “checking your phone” is a GD do. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: tapping the table? (a) negative (b) positive
  6. 6.🚦 Someone cuts others off in the middle of sentences. This is… (a) interrupting (b) building on (c) summarising (d) adding value
  7. 7.True or false: “dominating the talk” is a GD do. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) inviting a quiet member (b) giving facts for points (c) keeping points short (d) interrupting others
  9. 9.🚦 A quiet member has not spoken yet. What can you do? (a) invite them in kindly (b) ignore them (c) point at them (d) speak for them
  10. 10.True or false: “shouting over others” is a GD don’t. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: a calm face? (a) negative (b) positive
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting others finish (b) talking to one person (c) arguing for its own sake (d) shouting over others
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying silent (b) inviting a quiet member (c) giving facts for points (d) letting others finish
  14. 14.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) giving facts for points (b) shouting over others (c) inviting a quiet member (d) listening carefully
  15. 15.Which of these is a GD do? (a) dominating the talk (b) shouting over others (c) listening carefully (d) staying silent
  16. 16.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) inviting a quiet member (b) staying on topic (c) speaking up early (d) checking your phone
  17. 17.True or false: “speaking up early” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “shouting over others” is a GD do. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “arguing for its own sake” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a GD do? (a) staying silent (b) keeping points short (c) arguing for its own sake (d) dominating the talk
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using names politely (b) interrupting others (c) shouting over others (d) talking to one person
  22. 22.True or false: “checking your phone” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: shouting over others? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  24. 24.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) pointing a finger (b) slouching back (c) tapping the table (d) eye contact with all
  25. 25.Which of these is a GD do? (a) arguing for its own sake (b) talking to one person (c) speaking up early (d) dominating the talk
  26. 26.🚦 Where should you look while speaking in a GD? (a) only at the evaluator (b) at the floor (c) at the ceiling (d) at the whole group
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting others finish (b) listening carefully (c) dominating the talk (d) keeping points short
  28. 28.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) listening carefully (b) inviting a quiet member (c) interrupting others (d) giving facts for points
  29. 29.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: letting others finish? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  30. 30.True or false: “talking to one person” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: eye contact with all? (a) negative (b) positive
  32. 32.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: pointing a finger? (a) positive (b) negative
  33. 33.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: arms crossed, frowning? (a) negative (b) positive
  34. 34.True or false: “using names politely” is a GD don’t. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: interrupting others? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting others finish (b) using names politely (c) staying on topic (d) checking your phone
  37. 37.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: sitting upright? (a) positive (b) negative
  38. 38.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: staying on topic? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  39. 39.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: staying silent? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using names politely (b) listening carefully (c) mocking an idea (d) letting others finish

Answer key

  1. a don’t
  2. dominating
  3. arms crossed, frowning
  4. False
  5. negative
  6. interrupting
  7. False
  8. interrupting others
  9. invite them in kindly
  10. True
  11. positive
  12. letting others finish
  13. staying silent
  14. shouting over others
  15. listening carefully
  16. checking your phone
  17. False
  18. False
  19. True
  20. keeping points short
  21. using names politely
  22. True
  23. a don’t
  24. eye contact with all
  25. speaking up early
  26. at the whole group
  27. dominating the talk
  28. interrupting others
  29. a do
  30. True
  31. positive
  32. negative
  33. negative
  34. False
  35. a don’t
  36. checking your phone
  37. positive
  38. a do
  39. a don’t
  40. mocking an idea

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