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Group Discussion Worksheet: Do’s and Don’ts

Debate lesson 22: GD do’s, don’ts and body language · Set 542 · 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.🚦 Someone cuts others off in the middle of sentences. This is… (a) summarising (b) adding value (c) building on (d) interrupting
  2. 2.True or false: “listening carefully” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dominating the talk (b) shouting over others (c) letting others finish (d) checking your phone
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dominating the talk (b) mocking an idea (c) listening carefully (d) arguing for its own sake
  5. 5.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) letting others finish (b) checking your phone (c) listening carefully (d) giving facts for points
  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 a GD don’t? (a) letting others finish (b) staying on topic (c) keeping points short (d) mocking an idea
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking up early (b) mocking an idea (c) staying on topic (d) listening carefully
  9. 9.Which of these is a GD do? (a) keeping points short (b) dominating the talk (c) interrupting others (d) arguing for its own sake
  10. 10.True or false: “giving facts for points” is a GD do. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: nodding while listening? (a) positive (b) negative
  12. 12.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: staying on topic? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking to one person (b) giving facts for points (c) staying on topic (d) inviting a quiet member
  14. 14.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: mocking an idea? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing for its own sake (b) shouting over others (c) dominating the talk (d) keeping points short
  16. 16.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: looking at the clock? (a) positive (b) negative
  17. 17.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) arms crossed, frowning (b) facing the speaker (c) rolling your eyes (d) looking at the clock
  18. 18.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: arguing for its own sake? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  19. 19.Which of these is a GD do? (a) arguing for its own sake (b) dominating the talk (c) checking your phone (d) staying on topic
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your phone (b) mocking an idea (c) talking to one person (d) inviting a quiet member
  21. 21.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: open hands? (a) positive (b) negative
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on topic (b) inviting a quiet member (c) letting others finish (d) interrupting others
  23. 23.🚦 Where should you look while speaking in a GD? (a) at the floor (b) only at the evaluator (c) at the whole group (d) at the ceiling
  24. 24.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) shouting over others (b) staying on topic (c) inviting a quiet member (d) using names politely
  25. 25.True or false: “speaking up early” is a GD do. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) rolling your eyes (b) eye contact with all (c) pointing a finger (d) looking at the clock
  27. 27.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: sitting upright? (a) positive (b) negative
  28. 28.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: a calm face? (a) negative (b) positive
  29. 29.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) facing the speaker (b) sitting upright (c) open hands (d) rolling your eyes
  30. 30.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: interrupting others? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  31. 31.🚦 A member keeps talking and lets no one else in. This is… (a) adding value (b) building on (c) summarising (d) dominating
  32. 32.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) facing the speaker (b) open hands (c) a calm face (d) looking at the clock
  33. 33.Which of these is a GD do? (a) shouting over others (b) staying silent (c) using names politely (d) interrupting others
  34. 34.True or false: “shouting over others” is a GD do. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: staying silent? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  36. 36.True or false: “speaking up early” is a GD don’t. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) giving facts for points (b) dominating the talk (c) using names politely (d) inviting a quiet member
  38. 38.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: rolling your eyes? (a) positive (b) negative
  39. 39.True or false: “using names politely” is a GD do. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) inviting a quiet member (b) staying on topic (c) arguing for its own sake (d) keeping points short

Answer key

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

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