STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student B.)
| (1) | What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘sumo’? |
| (2) | Is sumo a form of wrestling or a martial art? |
| (3) | Do you think sumo should be included in the Olympics? |
| (4) | Do you think there should be fewer or more basho every year? |
| (5) | What do you think of the number of recent foreign yokozuna? |
| (6) | Do you think sumo is too traditional? Does it need to modernize? |
| (7) | What do you think makes sumo so exciting? |
| (8) | Do you like the referees and judges at a sumo basho? |
| (9) | Do you think sumo will become more of a world sport? |
| (10) | Do you think sumo could ever die out? |
STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student A.)
| (1) | Do you think sumo is easy or difficult? |
| (2) | Should sumo rikishi today follow the same code of conduct that sumo rikishi followed many years ago? |
| (3) | Who do you think is the greatest ever rikishi? |
| (4) | Do you think there are too many scandals in sumo today? |
| (5) | Why are fewer and fewer young Japanese men taking up sumo? |
| (6) | What would you think if Japanese rikishi were in a minorityin the top sumo divisions? |
| (7) | Do you think sumo is a cool sport to have as a national sport? |
| (8) | What do you think is the most exciting winning technique in sumo? |
| (9) | What are the most important things a rikishi needs to be successful? |
| (10) | What do you think of women’s sumo? |
