Speaking and Listening: Effective Group Discussions Answers

You are the group leader and your group is trying to come up with solutions to the problem your teacher has assigned. Kaleel is very vocal and insists that his idea is the best. The others are becoming frustrated. What should you do?a.Kick Kaleel out of the groupb.Go tell your teacher that Kaleel is not cooperating.c.Have each member rate all the ideas and use the one most people like best.d.Agree to use Kaleel’s idea in order to keep peace in the group.

All of the following are steps your group should follow to be effective, except:a.Identify and define the problem.b.Analyze the problem.c.Discuss one solution.d.Take action.

Your science teacher assigns you to complete a presentation on DNA with a group of fellow students. The project requires writing, drawing, presenting, and creating a model. Your group understands its goal, what should your group focus on now?a.complete research on DNA and identify goalsb.brainstorm ideas for presentation and votec.discover group member skills and assign rolesd.none of the above

All of the following are steps your group should follow to be effective, except:a.Generate creative solutions.b.Select the best solution.c.Take action.d.Get feedback.

Which of the following is not a question your group might ask while analyzing the problem? a.Which is the most viable solution?b.How long has this problem existed?c.What are the criteria for our solution?d.What are the limitations?

Your communication skills are not directly related to how effective you are as a group member.

Which of the following is not something your group might do while trying to select the best solution?a.look at the problem from every angleb.vote, rank, ratec.build consensusd.compromise

It is important for your group to develop a ___________ of viable options.a.lotb.bunchc.listd.variety

Developing an action-oriented structure includes all of the following, except:a.Assigning rolesb.Developing a single viable optionc.Establishing leadershipd.Getting organized towards taking action

Which of the following is not a part of taking action?a.assigning rolesb.following throughc.brainstormingd.All of the above are parts of taking action.