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Group Discussion Worksheet: Do’s and Don’ts

Debate lesson 22: GD do’s, don’ts and body language · Set 298 · 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 of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) eye contact with all (b) arms crossed, frowning (c) a calm face (d) facing the speaker
  2. 2.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: rolling your eyes? (a) negative (b) positive
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on topic (b) inviting a quiet member (c) dominating the talk (d) using names politely
  4. 4.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: sitting upright? (a) negative (b) positive
  5. 5.Which of these is a GD do? (a) using names politely (b) checking your phone (c) interrupting others (d) mocking an idea
  6. 6.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: inviting a quiet member? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  7. 7.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: open hands? (a) negative (b) positive
  8. 8.True or false: “speaking up early” is a GD do. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) arms crossed, frowning (b) tapping the table (c) slouching back (d) a calm face
  10. 10.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: eye contact with all? (a) positive (b) negative
  11. 11.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) slouching back (b) arms crossed, frowning (c) tapping the table (d) eye contact with all
  12. 12.True or false: “arguing for its own sake” is a GD do. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a GD do? (a) interrupting others (b) shouting over others (c) talking to one person (d) speaking up early
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) inviting a quiet member (b) using names politely (c) shouting over others (d) listening carefully
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking to one person (b) keeping points short (c) staying on topic (d) listening carefully
  16. 16.🚦 Someone cuts others off in the middle of sentences. This is… (a) adding value (b) summarising (c) interrupting (d) building on
  17. 17.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: staying silent? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  18. 18.🚦 Where should you look while speaking in a GD? (a) only at the evaluator (b) at the floor (c) at the whole group (d) at the ceiling
  19. 19.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) interrupting others (b) keeping points short (c) letting others finish (d) listening carefully
  20. 20.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) looking at the clock (b) arms crossed, frowning (c) tapping the table (d) facing the speaker
  21. 21.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: facing the speaker? (a) negative (b) positive
  22. 22.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: tapping the table? (a) negative (b) positive
  23. 23.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: shouting over others? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying silent (b) checking your phone (c) speaking up early (d) dominating the talk
  25. 25.True or false: “interrupting others” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting over others (b) mocking an idea (c) staying on topic (d) checking your phone
  27. 27.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: mocking an idea? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  28. 28.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: checking your phone? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting others finish (b) checking your phone (c) speaking up early (d) keeping points short
  30. 30.True or false: “dominating the talk” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “giving facts for points” is a GD do. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting others (b) checking your phone (c) shouting over others (d) letting others finish
  33. 33.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: arms crossed, frowning? (a) positive (b) negative
  34. 34.True or false: “letting others finish” is a GD don’t. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) talking to one person (b) letting others finish (c) speaking up early (d) listening carefully
  36. 36.Which of these is a GD do? (a) dominating the talk (b) interrupting others (c) keeping points short (d) talking to one person
  37. 37.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) letting others finish (b) arguing for its own sake (c) staying on topic (d) listening carefully
  38. 38.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) inviting a quiet member (b) giving facts for points (c) shouting over others (d) letting others finish
  39. 39.🚦 A quiet member has not spoken yet. What can you do? (a) speak for them (b) point at them (c) invite them in kindly (d) ignore them
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking up early (b) letting others finish (c) mocking an idea (d) inviting a quiet member

Answer key

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

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