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Group Discussion Worksheet: Do’s and Don’ts

Debate lesson 22: GD do’s, don’ts and body language · Set 409 · 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) letting others finish (b) checking your phone (c) talking to one person (d) staying silent
  2. 2.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: nodding while listening? (a) positive (b) negative
  3. 3.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: open hands? (a) negative (b) positive
  4. 4.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: listening carefully? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  5. 5.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) staying on topic (b) keeping points short (c) letting others finish (d) checking your phone
  6. 6.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: letting others finish? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  7. 7.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) pointing a finger (b) facing the speaker (c) eye contact with all (d) a calm face
  8. 8.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) eye contact with all (b) tapping the table (c) nodding while listening (d) facing the speaker
  9. 9.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) eye contact with all (b) looking at the clock (c) arms crossed, frowning (d) rolling your eyes
  10. 10.🚦 A quiet member has not spoken yet. What can you do? (a) ignore them (b) invite them in kindly (c) point at them (d) speak for them
  11. 11.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: shouting over others? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  12. 12.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: tapping the table? (a) negative (b) positive
  13. 13.🚦 Someone cuts others off in the middle of sentences. This is… (a) adding value (b) building on (c) summarising (d) interrupting
  14. 14.🚦 Where should you look while speaking in a GD? (a) at the floor (b) only at the evaluator (c) at the ceiling (d) at the whole group
  15. 15.True or false: “letting others finish” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) open hands (b) looking at the clock (c) arms crossed, frowning (d) tapping the table
  17. 17.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: a calm face? (a) negative (b) positive
  18. 18.True or false: “giving facts for points” is a GD do. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) inviting a quiet member (b) shouting over others (c) arguing for its own sake (d) interrupting others
  20. 20.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) looking at the clock (b) facing the speaker (c) pointing a finger (d) arms crossed, frowning
  21. 21.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) nodding while listening (b) arms crossed, frowning (c) open hands (d) a calm face
  22. 22.🚦 A member keeps talking and lets no one else in. This is… (a) adding value (b) summarising (c) dominating (d) building on
  23. 23.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) interrupting others (b) speaking up early (c) listening carefully (d) using names politely
  24. 24.True or false: “speaking up early” is a GD do. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) a calm face (b) sitting upright (c) slouching back (d) open hands
  26. 26.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: inviting a quiet member? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  27. 27.True or false: “keeping points short” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: talking to one person? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  29. 29.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: eye contact with all? (a) negative (b) positive
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing for its own sake (b) checking your phone (c) staying on topic (d) shouting over others
  31. 31.True or false: “arguing for its own sake” is a GD don’t. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: mocking an idea? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking up early (b) giving facts for points (c) keeping points short (d) dominating the talk
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using names politely (b) staying on topic (c) listening carefully (d) mocking an idea
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting others finish (b) talking to one person (c) inviting a quiet member (d) speaking up early
  36. 36.True or false: “interrupting others” is a GD do. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) nodding while listening (b) facing the speaker (c) sitting upright (d) looking at the clock
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying silent (b) shouting over others (c) talking to one person (d) keeping points short
  39. 39.True or false: “giving facts for points” is a GD don’t. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: using names politely? (a) a do (b) a don’t

Answer key

  1. letting others finish
  2. positive
  3. positive
  4. a do
  5. checking your phone
  6. a do
  7. pointing a finger
  8. tapping the table
  9. eye contact with all
  10. invite them in kindly
  11. a don’t
  12. negative
  13. interrupting
  14. at the whole group
  15. False
  16. open hands
  17. positive
  18. True
  19. inviting a quiet member
  20. facing the speaker
  21. arms crossed, frowning
  22. dominating
  23. interrupting others
  24. True
  25. slouching back
  26. a do
  27. False
  28. a don’t
  29. positive
  30. staying on topic
  31. True
  32. a don’t
  33. dominating the talk
  34. mocking an idea
  35. talking to one person
  36. False
  37. looking at the clock
  38. keeping points short
  39. False
  40. a do

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