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Group Discussion Worksheet: How a GD Works

Debate lesson 17: How a group discussion works · Set 105 · 40 questions
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Debater's tip (Explore together): Debate: fixed sides, a set order, fixed time per speaker, a motion, a winner. GD: no sides, no set order, a topic to explore together. A good GD topic can be seen in different ways; a fact question (“How many legs does a spider have?”) cannot be discussed. Sharing time: minutes ÷ members; discussion time = total − thinking time − summary time.

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  1. 1.Which of these is a feature of a debate? (a) members speak freely (b) sitting in a circle (c) a set speaking order (d) no fixed sides
  2. 2.True or false: “a topic to explore” is a feature of a debate. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⭕ Debate or group discussion: judges pick a winner? (a) a debate (b) a group discussion
  4. 4.⭕ Does a GD usually end with a winning team? (a) no (b) yes
  5. 5.⭕ Is this a good GD topic? “How can we make our city cleaner?” (a) not a GD topic (b) a good GD topic
  6. 6.⭕ Is this a good GD topic? “Are school trips as useful as lessons?” (a) a good GD topic (b) not a GD topic
  7. 7.True or false: “no set order of turns” is a feature of a group discussion. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⭕ Debate or group discussion: fixed for and against? (a) a debate (b) a group discussion
  9. 9.⭕ Debate or group discussion: proposition, opposition? (a) a debate (b) a group discussion
  10. 10.⭕ Debate or group discussion: sitting in a circle? (a) a debate (b) a group discussion
  11. 11.Which of these is a feature of a group discussion? (a) a motion to argue (b) no set order of turns (c) fixed for and against (d) a set speaking order
  12. 12.Which of these is a feature of a debate? (a) sitting in a circle (b) judges pick a winner (c) members speak freely (d) reaching shared ideas
  13. 13.True or false: “fixed for and against” is a feature of a group discussion. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⭕ Debate or group discussion: reaching shared ideas? (a) a group discussion (b) a debate
  15. 15.⭕ Debate or group discussion: a motion to argue? (a) a group discussion (b) a debate
  16. 16.⭕ Debate or group discussion: no fixed sides? (a) a group discussion (b) a debate
  17. 17.True or false: “proposition, opposition” is a feature of a group discussion. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⭕ A group discussion has 9 members and lasts 9 minutes. If the time is shared equally, how many minutes does each member get?
  19. 19.True or false: “a fixed time per speaker” is a feature of a group discussion. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a feature of a debate? (a) no fixed sides (b) a motion to argue (c) members speak freely (d) no set order of turns
  21. 21.⭕ Is this a good GD topic? “How can our school waste less food?” (a) a good GD topic (b) not a GD topic
  22. 22.True or false: “members speak freely” is a feature of a group discussion. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⭕ A group discussion has 5 members and lasts 15 minutes. If the time is shared equally, how many minutes does each member get?
  24. 24.⭕ Debate or group discussion: a topic to explore? (a) a group discussion (b) a debate
  25. 25.True or false: “no fixed sides” is a feature of a group discussion. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⭕ Debate or group discussion: a fixed time per speaker? (a) a debate (b) a group discussion
  27. 27.Which of these is a feature of a debate? (a) a fixed time per speaker (b) a topic to explore (c) members speak freely (d) sitting in a circle
  28. 28.⭕ A group discussion has 6 members and lasts 6 minutes. If the time is shared equally, how many minutes does each member get?
  29. 29.True or false: “sitting in a circle” is a feature of a group discussion. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⭕ In a group discussion, Tara speaks 4 times for about 40 seconds each time. How many seconds does Tara speak in all?
  31. 31.True or false: “proposition, opposition” is a feature of a debate. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⭕ Is this a good GD topic? “What is 15 × 4?” (a) not a GD topic (b) a good GD topic
  33. 33.Which of these is a feature of a group discussion? (a) judges pick a winner (b) a set speaking order (c) members speak freely (d) proposition, opposition
  34. 34.⭕ A group discussion lasts 20 minutes. It begins with 2 minutes of thinking time and ends with 3 minutes for the summary. How many minutes are left for the discussion?
  35. 35.⭕ A group discussion has 6 members and lasts 18 minutes. If the time is shared equally, how many minutes does each member get?
  36. 36.True or false: “no set order of turns” is a feature of a debate. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⭕ Is this a good GD topic? “What colour do red and yellow make?” (a) not a GD topic (b) a good GD topic
  38. 38.⭕ A group discussion has 8 members and lasts 8 minutes. If the time is shared equally, how many minutes does each member get?
  39. 39.⭕ Debate or group discussion: no set order of turns? (a) a group discussion (b) a debate
  40. 40.⭕ Is this a good GD topic? “Should every school have a garden?” (a) not a GD topic (b) a good GD topic

Answer key

  1. a set speaking order
  2. False
  3. a debate
  4. no
  5. a good GD topic
  6. a good GD topic
  7. True
  8. a debate
  9. a debate
  10. a group discussion
  11. no set order of turns
  12. judges pick a winner
  13. False
  14. a group discussion
  15. a debate
  16. a group discussion
  17. False
  18. 1
  19. False
  20. a motion to argue
  21. a good GD topic
  22. True
  23. 3
  24. a group discussion
  25. True
  26. a debate
  27. a fixed time per speaker
  28. 1
  29. True
  30. 160
  31. True
  32. not a GD topic
  33. members speak freely
  34. 15
  35. 3
  36. False
  37. not a GD topic
  38. 1
  39. a group discussion
  40. a good GD topic

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