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Group Discussion Worksheet: Do’s and Don’ts

Debate lesson 22: GD do’s, don’ts and body language · Set 808 · 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.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: a calm face? (a) negative (b) positive
  2. 2.🚦 What does nodding while others speak show? (a) you are sleepy (b) you are listening (c) you are leaving (d) you are bored
  3. 3.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: talking to one person? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  4. 4.Which of these is a GD do? (a) checking your phone (b) arguing for its own sake (c) listening carefully (d) interrupting others
  5. 5.Which of these is a GD do? (a) dominating the talk (b) keeping points short (c) shouting over others (d) arguing for its own sake
  6. 6.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) rolling your eyes (b) pointing a finger (c) eye contact with all (d) tapping the table
  7. 7.True or false: “mocking an idea” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking to one person (b) using names politely (c) letting others finish (d) staying on topic
  9. 9.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: checking your phone? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  10. 10.Which of these is a GD do? (a) mocking an idea (b) checking your phone (c) shouting over others (d) inviting a quiet member
  11. 11.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: dominating the talk? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  12. 12.🚦 A member keeps talking and lets no one else in. This is… (a) summarising (b) adding value (c) building on (d) dominating
  13. 13.True or false: “using names politely” is a GD don’t. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: pointing a finger? (a) positive (b) negative
  15. 15.🚦 Someone cuts others off in the middle of sentences. This is… (a) adding value (b) interrupting (c) summarising (d) building on
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts for points (b) letting others finish (c) speaking up early (d) dominating the talk
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting others (b) checking your phone (c) mocking an idea (d) keeping points short
  18. 18.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: open hands? (a) negative (b) positive
  19. 19.True or false: “mocking an idea” is a GD do. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “letting others finish” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🚦 Where should you look while speaking in a GD? (a) only at the evaluator (b) at the whole group (c) at the ceiling (d) at the floor
  22. 22.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: rolling your eyes? (a) positive (b) negative
  23. 23.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) rolling your eyes (b) looking at the clock (c) slouching back (d) sitting upright
  24. 24.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: keeping points short? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  25. 25.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: eye contact with all? (a) negative (b) positive
  26. 26.True or false: “speaking up early” is a GD don’t. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “staying on topic” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a GD do? (a) arguing for its own sake (b) speaking up early (c) shouting over others (d) talking to one person
  29. 29.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) tapping the table (b) looking at the clock (c) a calm face (d) rolling your eyes
  30. 30.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: speaking up early? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  31. 31.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: inviting a quiet member? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  32. 32.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: staying silent? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  33. 33.True or false: “giving facts for points” is a GD do. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) rolling your eyes (b) sitting upright (c) nodding while listening (d) eye contact with all
  35. 35.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) sitting upright (b) a calm face (c) open hands (d) tapping the table
  36. 36.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: shouting over others? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting others (b) checking your phone (c) giving facts for points (d) dominating the talk
  38. 38.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: tapping the table? (a) negative (b) positive
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on topic (b) arguing for its own sake (c) talking to one person (d) shouting over others
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting over others (b) arguing for its own sake (c) mocking an idea (d) listening carefully

Answer key

  1. positive
  2. you are listening
  3. a don’t
  4. listening carefully
  5. keeping points short
  6. eye contact with all
  7. True
  8. talking to one person
  9. a don’t
  10. inviting a quiet member
  11. a don’t
  12. dominating
  13. False
  14. negative
  15. interrupting
  16. dominating the talk
  17. keeping points short
  18. positive
  19. False
  20. False
  21. at the whole group
  22. negative
  23. sitting upright
  24. a do
  25. positive
  26. False
  27. False
  28. speaking up early
  29. a calm face
  30. a do
  31. a do
  32. a don’t
  33. True
  34. rolling your eyes
  35. tapping the table
  36. a don’t
  37. giving facts for points
  38. negative
  39. staying on topic
  40. listening carefully

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