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OPTIONAL FOCUS QUESTIONS/SENTENCE STARTERS FOR MENTORS IN
BREAKOUT GROUPS

A good way to have participants engaged in your mentoring session is to have them actively involved in discussion and
conversation.

Authentic discussion with real listening and sharing is the aim, and this is best achieved when the participants are
encouraged to talk about their passions and/or interests.

At times sparking conversation may not be easy though, so having a list of potential sentence starters or focus questions
could be handy for mentors to use as a backup.
The following are general examples of sentence starters that you might use to help you out.

It’s important that you add your own to this list as you get to know the participants in your group.
1. My favourite football team is…
2. My favourite footballer is…
3. My local football club is…
4. My first memory of football is…
5. My football fantasy is…
6. The best thing about school right now is…
7. In school I do best when…
8. If I could change one thing about school it would be…
9. The best teacher that I have had is…
10. I’m happiest when…
11. If I had a million dollars I would…
12. My friends think I am…
13. I’m proud that…
14. I’m disappointed that…
15. I appreciate when people…
16. The first thing I notice about a person is…
17. The most important thing about a friend is…
18. If I could invent one thing, it would be…
19. The world needs this new kind of invention because…
20. If I had a chance to learn from a famous athlete, actor, writer or musician, I would choose to learn…
21. If I could travel anywhere in the world it would be…
22. If I could live anywhere around the world, it would be…
23. Three positive words that describe me are…
24. I’m at my best when…
25. The most important thing about me is…
26. 3 everyday things I do well are…
27. 3 people I admire are…
28. 3 of my favourite TV programs and/or movies are…
29. 3 things people should know about me are…
30. 2 things I’d like to learn about are…
31. My cultural background is…
32. My thoughts about my culture are…
33. My family is…
34. My family settled in Australia when…
35. The most exciting job I could think of is…
36. The job that I’m sure that I would never want to do is…
37. If I could invent a job for me, it would be…
38. The best part-time job for me would be…
39. Three kinds of jobs I see myself doing in the future are…
40. I could teach you how to…