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Group Discussion Worksheet: Do’s and Don’ts

Debate lesson 22: GD do’s, don’ts and body language · Set 870 · 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.🚦 A quiet member has not spoken yet. What can you do? (a) point at them (b) ignore them (c) invite them in kindly (d) speak for them
  2. 2.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: letting others finish? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  3. 3.Which of these is a GD do? (a) staying silent (b) interrupting others (c) arguing for its own sake (d) using names politely
  4. 4.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) sitting upright (b) open hands (c) looking at the clock (d) nodding while listening
  5. 5.🚦 Someone cuts others off in the middle of sentences. This is… (a) interrupting (b) building on (c) adding value (d) summarising
  6. 6.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: shouting over others? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking up early (b) dominating the talk (c) checking your phone (d) interrupting others
  8. 8.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: arguing for its own sake? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  9. 9.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) nodding while listening (b) pointing a finger (c) eye contact with all (d) sitting upright
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking to one person (b) arguing for its own sake (c) keeping points short (d) dominating the talk
  11. 11.🚦 A member keeps talking and lets no one else in. This is… (a) adding value (b) building on (c) dominating (d) summarising
  12. 12.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) inviting a quiet member (b) giving facts for points (c) checking your phone (d) speaking up early
  13. 13.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) eye contact with all (b) looking at the clock (c) pointing a finger (d) arms crossed, frowning
  14. 14.True or false: “listening carefully” is a GD do. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) giving facts for points (b) staying on topic (c) staying silent (d) keeping points short
  16. 16.True or false: “interrupting others” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “letting others finish” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: slouching back? (a) positive (b) negative
  19. 19.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: keeping points short? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  20. 20.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) tapping the table (b) arms crossed, frowning (c) slouching back (d) sitting upright
  21. 21.True or false: “giving facts for points” is a GD do. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: checking your phone? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  23. 23.Which of these is a GD do? (a) arguing for its own sake (b) speaking up early (c) mocking an idea (d) staying silent
  24. 24.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) rolling your eyes (b) tapping the table (c) nodding while listening (d) looking at the clock
  25. 25.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: tapping the table? (a) negative (b) positive
  26. 26.True or false: “checking your phone” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “keeping points short” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: speaking up early? (a) a don’t (b) a do
  29. 29.True or false: “staying silent” is a GD do. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting others (b) letting others finish (c) listening carefully (d) keeping points short
  31. 31.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: inviting a quiet member? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  32. 32.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) talking to one person (b) inviting a quiet member (c) letting others finish (d) speaking up early
  33. 33.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: using names politely? (a) a do (b) a don’t
  34. 34.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: open hands? (a) positive (b) negative
  35. 35.True or false: “inviting a quiet member” is a GD do. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: pointing a finger? (a) negative (b) positive
  37. 37.True or false: “listening carefully” is a GD don’t. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) rolling your eyes (b) eye contact with all (c) a calm face (d) facing the speaker
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying silent (b) inviting a quiet member (c) checking your phone (d) arguing for its own sake
  40. 40.Which of these is positive body language in a GD? (a) tapping the table (b) rolling your eyes (c) pointing a finger (d) a calm face

Answer key

  1. invite them in kindly
  2. a do
  3. using names politely
  4. looking at the clock
  5. interrupting
  6. a don’t
  7. speaking up early
  8. a don’t
  9. pointing a finger
  10. keeping points short
  11. dominating
  12. checking your phone
  13. eye contact with all
  14. True
  15. staying silent
  16. True
  17. False
  18. negative
  19. a do
  20. sitting upright
  21. True
  22. a don’t
  23. speaking up early
  24. nodding while listening
  25. negative
  26. True
  27. False
  28. a do
  29. False
  30. interrupting others
  31. a do
  32. talking to one person
  33. a do
  34. positive
  35. True
  36. negative
  37. False
  38. rolling your eyes
  39. inviting a quiet member
  40. a calm face

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