Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 227 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (Short, balanced, nothing new): Order: restate the topic → points in favour → points against → where we agreed. Good: both sides, the main points, short and clear, neutral, key facts, a clear last line. Poor: only your view, a new point, a long repeat of everything, leaving out a side, blaming others.

1. 1.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) a long repeat of all (c) covering both sides (d) starting a new debate
3. 3.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
4. 4.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) saying where we agreed (c) getting facts wrong (d) trailing off
7. 7.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) a clear last line (c) no new arguments (d) staying neutral
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) trailing off (c) a clear last line (d) adding a new point
9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
10. 10.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) in the middle (c) at the start
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) mentioning key facts (c) trailing off (d) blaming others
13. 13.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) blaming others (c) covering both sides (d) being short and clear
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) covering both sides (c) being short and clear (d) a clear last line
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) blaming others (c) leaving out one side (d) no new arguments
17. 17.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
18. 18.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) leaving out one side (c) blaming others (d) being short and clear
19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) only your own view (c) a long repeat of all (d) trailing off
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) being short and clear (c) getting facts wrong (d) covering both sides
21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) a long repeat of all (c) adding a new point (d) staying neutral
24. 24.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
27. 27.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only your friends (c) only you (d) the whole group
28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
31. 31.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) a clear last line (c) no new arguments (d) leaving out one side
32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
33. 33.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) a long repeat of all (c) a clear last line (d) adding a new point
34. 34.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
36. 36.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) trailing off (c) only your own view (d) blaming others
37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
38. 38.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about an hour (c) just one word (d) about a minute
40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary

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