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Group Discussion Worksheet: Do’s and Don’ts

Debate lesson 22: GD do’s, don’ts and body language · Set 360 · 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 a GD do? (a) checking your phone (b) interrupting others (c) letting others finish (d) arguing for its own sake
  2. 2.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: listening carefully? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  3. 3.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: dominating the talk? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on topic (b) speaking up early (c) listening carefully (d) dominating the talk
  5. 5.🚦 A quiet member has not spoken yet. What can you do? (a) invite them in kindly (b) point at them (c) ignore them (d) speak for them
  6. 6.🚦 Someone cuts others off in the middle of sentences. This is… (a) adding value (b) interrupting (c) building on (d) summarising
  7. 7.True or false: “letting others finish” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing for its own sake (b) talking to one person (c) keeping points short (d) staying silent
  9. 9.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: mocking an idea? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  10. 10.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: a calm face? (a) positive (b) negative
  11. 11.True or false: “inviting a quiet member” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: nodding while listening? (a) negative (b) positive
  13. 13.🚦 A member keeps talking and lets no one else in. This is… (a) building on (b) summarising (c) adding value (d) dominating
  14. 14.True or false: “staying silent” is a GD do. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: staying silent? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts for points (b) mocking an idea (c) using names politely (d) inviting a quiet member
  17. 17.True or false: “using names politely” is a GD do. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: letting others finish? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using names politely (b) speaking up early (c) talking to one person (d) giving facts for points
  20. 20.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: pointing a finger? (a) positive (b) negative
  21. 21.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) eye contact with all (b) looking at the clock (c) a calm face (d) nodding while listening
  22. 22.True or false: “giving facts for points” is a GD do. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “staying silent” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening carefully (b) checking your phone (c) speaking up early (d) letting others finish
  25. 25.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: shouting over others? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  26. 26.Which of these is a GD do? (a) shouting over others (b) talking to one person (c) arguing for its own sake (d) giving facts for points
  27. 27.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: facing the speaker? (a) negative (b) positive
  28. 28.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: keeping points short? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  29. 29.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) listening carefully (b) inviting a quiet member (c) staying silent (d) keeping points short
  30. 30.Which of these is a GD do? (a) keeping points short (b) dominating the talk (c) interrupting others (d) shouting over others
  31. 31.True or false: “keeping points short” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “speaking up early” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a GD do? (a) arguing for its own sake (b) speaking up early (c) dominating the talk (d) interrupting others
  34. 34.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: open hands? (a) positive (b) negative
  35. 35.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: staying on topic? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  36. 36.True or false: “using names politely” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) dominating the talk (b) staying on topic (c) speaking up early (d) giving facts for points
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening carefully (b) speaking up early (c) interrupting others (d) using names politely
  39. 39.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) inviting a quiet member (b) giving facts for points (c) letting others finish (d) arguing for its own sake
  40. 40.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: speaking up early? (a) a do (b) a don’t

Answer key

  1. letting others finish
  2. a do
  3. a don’t
  4. dominating the talk
  5. invite them in kindly
  6. interrupting
  7. False
  8. keeping points short
  9. a don’t
  10. positive
  11. False
  12. positive
  13. dominating
  14. False
  15. a don’t
  16. mocking an idea
  17. True
  18. a do
  19. talking to one person
  20. negative
  21. looking at the clock
  22. True
  23. True
  24. checking your phone
  25. a don’t
  26. giving facts for points
  27. positive
  28. a do
  29. staying silent
  30. keeping points short
  31. False
  32. False
  33. speaking up early
  34. positive
  35. a do
  36. False
  37. dominating the talk
  38. interrupting others
  39. arguing for its own sake
  40. a do

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