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Group Discussion Worksheet: Do’s and Don’ts

Debate lesson 22: GD do’s, don’ts and body language · Set 317 · 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.True or false: “staying on topic” is a GD don’t. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🚦 What does nodding while others speak show? (a) you are sleepy (b) you are bored (c) you are leaving (d) you are listening
  3. 3.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) sitting upright (b) slouching back (c) facing the speaker (d) open hands
  4. 4.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) speaking up early (b) staying on topic (c) dominating the talk (d) letting others finish
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening carefully (b) dominating the talk (c) talking to one person (d) shouting over others
  6. 6.True or false: “shouting over others” is a GD don’t. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your phone (b) dominating the talk (c) interrupting others (d) speaking up early
  8. 8.🚦 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
  9. 9.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) open hands (b) nodding while listening (c) rolling your eyes (d) a calm face
  10. 10.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: staying silent? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  11. 11.True or false: “listening carefully” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🚦 Someone cuts others off in the middle of sentences. This is… (a) building on (b) interrupting (c) summarising (d) adding value
  13. 13.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) talking to one person (b) letting others finish (c) keeping points short (d) staying on topic
  14. 14.🚦 A member keeps talking and lets no one else in. This is… (a) dominating (b) building on (c) summarising (d) adding value
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking to one person (b) listening carefully (c) keeping points short (d) speaking up early
  16. 16.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: slouching back? (a) positive (b) negative
  17. 17.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) looking at the clock (b) eye contact with all (c) slouching back (d) arms crossed, frowning
  18. 18.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) speaking up early (b) staying on topic (c) interrupting others (d) using names politely
  19. 19.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) eye contact with all (b) nodding while listening (c) a calm face (d) tapping the table
  20. 20.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: pointing a finger? (a) negative (b) positive
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting over others (b) inviting a quiet member (c) giving facts for points (d) keeping points short
  22. 22.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: open hands? (a) positive (b) negative
  23. 23.Which of these is a GD do? (a) staying silent (b) mocking an idea (c) keeping points short (d) talking to one person
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points short (b) giving facts for points (c) staying on topic (d) arguing for its own sake
  25. 25.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: speaking up early? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  26. 26.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) open hands (b) arms crossed, frowning (c) a calm face (d) nodding while listening
  27. 27.True or false: “inviting a quiet member” is a GD don’t. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) tapping the table (b) rolling your eyes (c) arms crossed, frowning (d) nodding while listening
  29. 29.True or false: “letting others finish” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: eye contact with all? (a) positive (b) negative
  31. 31.True or false: “keeping points short” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: sitting upright? (a) positive (b) negative
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking to one person (b) arguing for its own sake (c) checking your phone (d) staying on topic
  34. 34.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: nodding while listening? (a) negative (b) positive
  35. 35.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: rolling your eyes? (a) positive (b) negative
  36. 36.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) open hands (b) rolling your eyes (c) looking at the clock (d) pointing a finger
  37. 37.True or false: “dominating the talk” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using names politely (b) mocking an idea (c) letting others finish (d) staying on topic
  39. 39.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: facing the speaker? (a) negative (b) positive
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts for points (b) letting others finish (c) staying on topic (d) dominating the talk

Answer key

  1. False
  2. you are listening
  3. slouching back
  4. dominating the talk
  5. listening carefully
  6. True
  7. speaking up early
  8. invite them in kindly
  9. rolling your eyes
  10. a don’t
  11. False
  12. interrupting
  13. talking to one person
  14. dominating
  15. talking to one person
  16. negative
  17. eye contact with all
  18. interrupting others
  19. tapping the table
  20. negative
  21. shouting over others
  22. positive
  23. keeping points short
  24. arguing for its own sake
  25. a do
  26. arms crossed, frowning
  27. False
  28. nodding while listening
  29. False
  30. positive
  31. False
  32. positive
  33. staying on topic
  34. positive
  35. negative
  36. open hands
  37. True
  38. mocking an idea
  39. positive
  40. dominating the talk

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