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Roles people can use in a group

Personal & Social Development · Friendship & Cooperation · ages 7-9
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  1. One person can use more than one role during group work.

    Circle one:   True   False

  2. Which word names a role someone can play in a group?

    • Mediator
    • Marker box
    • Poster paper

  3. What does an idea-generator do in a group?

    • Hands out the group's supplies
    • Suggests new ideas to the group
    • Settles every choice for the group

  4. Leo encourages teammates and hands out supplies. Which role best describes these actions?

    • Supporter
    • Idea-generator
    • Mediator

  5. Four friends are making a poster. Two keep arguing about who leads. Jobs have not been agreed, and the supplies are untouched. What may happen?

    • Their jobs will get done while they argue about leading.
    • Their ideas must all match because two friends want to lead.
    • Their work may slow down while jobs are left undone.

  6. Why can a mix of roles help a group with its work?

    • It lets one member do every task alone
    • It helps cover the different tasks
    • It stops members from sharing new ideas

  7. Zara enjoys helping people hear each other during safe disagreements. Which statement explains how she could use this interest to help?

    • I could try the mediator role because I enjoy helping people hear each other.
    • I could try the mediator role because I always know who should win an argument.
    • I could try the mediator role because I should choose every plan for the whole group.

  8. Two groups have a safe disagreement about a poster title. Both want to talk. Group A lets one friend choose without hearing others. Group B hears each view and looks for agreement. Which plan uses the mediator role?

    • Group A's plan
    • Neither group's plan
    • Group B's plan
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  1. True · People can share or change roles. One person might help plan and also encourage others.
  2. Mediator · A mediator helps people hear each other's views and look for agreement. The other choices name supplies.
  3. Suggests new ideas to the group · An idea-generator suggests new ideas. The group can discuss which ideas to use.
  4. Supporter · Encouraging teammates and helping with supplies are supporter actions.
  5. Their work may slow down while jobs are left undone. · Arguing over leading can delay choosing jobs and starting work. The group can still agree on jobs and continue.
  6. It helps cover the different tasks · Different roles help with different tasks, such as planning, encouraging and suggesting ideas.
  7. I could try the mediator role because I enjoy helping people hear each other. · The statement about helping people hear each other uses Zara's stated interest and explains how it helps.
  8. Group B's plan · Group B uses mediator actions: helping people hear each other's views and look for agreement.
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