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Group Discussion Worksheet: Do’s and Don’ts

Debate lesson 22: GD do’s, don’ts and body language · Set 661 · 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: “letting others finish” is a GD do. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “letting others finish” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: open hands? (a) negative (b) positive
  4. 4.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) letting others finish (b) keeping points short (c) listening carefully (d) shouting over others
  5. 5.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: talking to one person? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  6. 6.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: staying silent? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  7. 7.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) tapping the table (b) slouching back (c) arms crossed, frowning (d) facing the speaker
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on topic (b) listening carefully (c) letting others finish (d) arguing for its own sake
  9. 9.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) eye contact with all (b) facing the speaker (c) a calm face (d) looking at the clock
  10. 10.🚦 Someone cuts others off in the middle of sentences. This is… (a) adding value (b) building on (c) summarising (d) interrupting
  11. 11.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) looking at the clock (b) slouching back (c) nodding while listening (d) pointing a finger
  12. 12.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: rolling your eyes? (a) negative (b) positive
  13. 13.True or false: “listening carefully” is a GD don’t. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a GD do? (a) interrupting others (b) using names politely (c) arguing for its own sake (d) shouting over others
  15. 15.True or false: “keeping points short” is a GD do. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking an idea (b) shouting over others (c) checking your phone (d) letting others finish
  17. 17.True or false: “staying silent” is a GD do. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “dominating the talk” is a GD do. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: facing the speaker? (a) positive (b) negative
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on topic (b) checking your phone (c) shouting over others (d) mocking an idea
  21. 21.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) inviting a quiet member (b) mocking an idea (c) using names politely (d) listening carefully
  22. 22.True or false: “speaking up early” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a GD do? (a) inviting a quiet member (b) dominating the talk (c) arguing for its own sake (d) checking your phone
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your phone (b) using names politely (c) interrupting others (d) shouting over others
  25. 25.🚦 Where should you look while speaking in a GD? (a) only at the evaluator (b) at the ceiling (c) at the whole group (d) at the floor
  26. 26.True or false: “checking your phone” is a GD do. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) eye contact with all (b) pointing a finger (c) looking at the clock (d) slouching back
  28. 28.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: dominating the talk? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  29. 29.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: nodding while listening? (a) negative (b) positive
  30. 30.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) staying silent (b) staying on topic (c) inviting a quiet member (d) speaking up early
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking an idea (b) giving facts for points (c) checking your phone (d) talking to one person
  32. 32.True or false: “interrupting others” is a GD do. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a GD do? (a) keeping points short (b) shouting over others (c) dominating the talk (d) interrupting others
  34. 34.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: eye contact with all? (a) negative (b) positive
  35. 35.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: tapping the table? (a) negative (b) positive
  36. 36.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) using names politely (b) dominating the talk (c) keeping points short (d) staying on topic
  37. 37.True or false: “talking to one person” is a GD do. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting over others (b) dominating the talk (c) listening carefully (d) staying silent
  39. 39.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) arms crossed, frowning (b) a calm face (c) looking at the clock (d) pointing a finger
  40. 40.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: arms crossed, frowning? (a) positive (b) negative

Answer key

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

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