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Group Discussion Worksheet: Do’s and Don’ts

Debate lesson 22: GD do’s, don’ts and body language · Set 478 · 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: “giving facts for points” is a GD don’t. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: eye contact with all? (a) negative (b) positive
  3. 3.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) inviting a quiet member (b) using names politely (c) letting others finish (d) interrupting others
  4. 4.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: open hands? (a) negative (b) positive
  5. 5.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: letting others finish? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  6. 6.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: listening carefully? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  7. 7.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: keeping points short? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  8. 8.Which of these is a GD do? (a) dominating the talk (b) staying silent (c) checking your phone (d) staying on topic
  9. 9.🚦 Someone cuts others off in the middle of sentences. This is… (a) interrupting (b) summarising (c) building on (d) adding value
  10. 10.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) rolling your eyes (b) a calm face (c) eye contact with all (d) nodding while listening
  11. 11.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: mocking an idea? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting others finish (b) checking your phone (c) speaking up early (d) giving facts for points
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your phone (b) talking to one person (c) arguing for its own sake (d) using names politely
  14. 14.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) arms crossed, frowning (b) a calm face (c) looking at the clock (d) slouching back
  15. 15.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: dominating the talk? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  16. 16.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) tapping the table (b) facing the speaker (c) pointing a finger (d) rolling your eyes
  17. 17.True or false: “letting others finish” is a GD do. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) pointing a finger (b) a calm face (c) nodding while listening (d) sitting upright
  19. 19.🚦 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
  20. 20.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: rolling your eyes? (a) positive (b) negative
  21. 21.🚦 Where should you look while speaking in a GD? (a) only at the evaluator (b) at the whole group (c) at the floor (d) at the ceiling
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening carefully (b) mocking an idea (c) dominating the talk (d) shouting over others
  23. 23.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) open hands (b) pointing a finger (c) rolling your eyes (d) looking at the clock
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking up early (b) keeping points short (c) shouting over others (d) letting others finish
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) inviting a quiet member (b) listening carefully (c) keeping points short (d) staying silent
  26. 26.Which of these is a GD do? (a) dominating the talk (b) interrupting others (c) staying silent (d) speaking up early
  27. 27.True or false: “listening carefully” is a GD don’t. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: nodding while listening? (a) negative (b) positive
  29. 29.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: arguing for its own sake? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  30. 30.True or false: “keeping points short” is a GD do. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: interrupting others? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  32. 32.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) giving facts for points (b) keeping points short (c) inviting a quiet member (d) shouting over others
  33. 33.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: arms crossed, frowning? (a) negative (b) positive
  34. 34.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: speaking up early? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  35. 35.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: tapping the table? (a) positive (b) negative
  36. 36.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: staying silent? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  37. 37.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: staying on topic? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  38. 38.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) nodding while listening (b) eye contact with all (c) looking at the clock (d) a calm face
  39. 39.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) tapping the table (b) looking at the clock (c) sitting upright (d) rolling your eyes
  40. 40.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) facing the speaker (b) a calm face (c) slouching back (d) open hands

Answer key

  1. False
  2. positive
  3. interrupting others
  4. positive
  5. a do
  6. a do
  7. a do
  8. staying on topic
  9. interrupting
  10. rolling your eyes
  11. a don’t
  12. checking your phone
  13. using names politely
  14. a calm face
  15. a don’t
  16. facing the speaker
  17. True
  18. pointing a finger
  19. invite them in kindly
  20. negative
  21. at the whole group
  22. listening carefully
  23. open hands
  24. shouting over others
  25. staying silent
  26. speaking up early
  27. False
  28. positive
  29. a don’t
  30. True
  31. a don’t
  32. shouting over others
  33. negative
  34. a do
  35. negative
  36. a don’t
  37. a do
  38. looking at the clock
  39. sitting upright
  40. slouching back

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