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Group Discussion Worksheet: Do’s and Don’ts

Debate lesson 22: GD do’s, don’ts and body language · Set 571 · 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 negative body language in a GD? (a) sitting upright (b) slouching back (c) a calm face (d) nodding while listening
  2. 2.True or false: “staying on topic” is a GD do. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a GD do? (a) mocking an idea (b) giving facts for points (c) dominating the talk (d) interrupting others
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your phone (b) interrupting others (c) staying on topic (d) arguing for its own sake
  5. 5.True or false: “interrupting others” is a GD don’t. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🚦 Where should you look while speaking in a GD? (a) at the floor (b) at the ceiling (c) at the whole group (d) only at the evaluator
  7. 7.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) sitting upright (b) nodding while listening (c) open hands (d) pointing a finger
  8. 8.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) inviting a quiet member (b) letting others finish (c) listening carefully (d) staying silent
  9. 9.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) nodding while listening (b) rolling your eyes (c) arms crossed, frowning (d) slouching back
  10. 10.🚦 A quiet member has not spoken yet. What can you do? (a) ignore them (b) point at them (c) speak for them (d) invite them in kindly
  11. 11.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) looking at the clock (b) rolling your eyes (c) arms crossed, frowning (d) a calm face
  12. 12.True or false: “listening carefully” is a GD do. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “letting others finish” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a GD do? (a) staying silent (b) shouting over others (c) dominating the talk (d) listening carefully
  15. 15.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: shouting over others? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  16. 16.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: open hands? (a) positive (b) negative
  17. 17.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: using names politely? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  18. 18.True or false: “keeping points short” is a GD do. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “inviting a quiet member” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: slouching back? (a) positive (b) negative
  21. 21.Which of these is a GD do? (a) arguing for its own sake (b) using names politely (c) mocking an idea (d) checking your phone
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting others (b) keeping points short (c) listening carefully (d) inviting a quiet member
  23. 23.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: arms crossed, frowning? (a) negative (b) positive
  24. 24.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: speaking up early? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  25. 25.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: listening carefully? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  26. 26.Which of these is a GD do? (a) staying silent (b) shouting over others (c) dominating the talk (d) inviting a quiet member
  27. 27.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: staying silent? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  28. 28.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: rolling your eyes? (a) positive (b) negative
  29. 29.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) facing the speaker (b) eye contact with all (c) a calm face (d) arms crossed, frowning
  30. 30.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) facing the speaker (b) slouching back (c) pointing a finger (d) tapping the table
  31. 31.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) keeping points short (b) using names politely (c) letting others finish (d) arguing for its own sake
  32. 32.🚦 A member keeps talking and lets no one else in. This is… (a) summarising (b) dominating (c) building on (d) adding value
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dominating the talk (b) arguing for its own sake (c) shouting over others (d) listening carefully
  34. 34.True or false: “dominating the talk” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: facing the speaker? (a) positive (b) negative
  36. 36.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: talking to one person? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  37. 37.True or false: “dominating the talk” is a GD do. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: a calm face? (a) negative (b) positive
  39. 39.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: eye contact with all? (a) negative (b) positive
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying silent (b) mocking an idea (c) talking to one person (d) inviting a quiet member

Answer key

  1. slouching back
  2. True
  3. giving facts for points
  4. staying on topic
  5. True
  6. at the whole group
  7. pointing a finger
  8. staying silent
  9. nodding while listening
  10. invite them in kindly
  11. a calm face
  12. True
  13. False
  14. listening carefully
  15. a don’t
  16. positive
  17. a do
  18. True
  19. False
  20. negative
  21. using names politely
  22. interrupting others
  23. negative
  24. a do
  25. a do
  26. inviting a quiet member
  27. a don’t
  28. negative
  29. arms crossed, frowning
  30. facing the speaker
  31. arguing for its own sake
  32. dominating
  33. listening carefully
  34. True
  35. positive
  36. a don’t
  37. False
  38. positive
  39. positive
  40. inviting a quiet member

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