Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

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

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