Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 420 · 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.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about an hour (c) about a minute (d) just one word
2. 2.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) being short and clear (c) starting a new debate (d) naming the main points
3. 3.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) saying where we agreed (c) trailing off (d) covering both sides
4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
5. 5.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) leaving out one side (c) no new arguments (d) getting facts wrong
6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) mentioning key facts (c) naming the main points (d) starting a new debate
8. 8.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) a clear last line (c) saying where we agreed (d) adding a new point
9. 9.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) naming the main points (c) saying where we agreed (d) leaving out one side
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) being short and clear (c) blaming others (d) covering both sides
11. 11.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) naming the main points (c) getting facts wrong (d) saying where we agreed
12. 12.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) no new arguments (c) blaming others (d) staying neutral
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) naming the main points (c) being short and clear (d) saying where we agreed
15. 15.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) getting facts wrong (c) covering both sides (d) leaving out one side
17. 17.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
20. 20.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) no new arguments (c) only your own view (d) covering both sides
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) staying neutral (c) a long repeat of all (d) blaming others
22. 22.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) blaming others (c) naming the main points (d) only your own view
24. 24.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) saying where we agreed (c) leaving out one side (d) blaming others
25. 25.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) no new arguments (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point
28. 28.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) starting a new debate (c) a long repeat of all (d) covering both sides
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) being short and clear
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) getting facts wrong (c) trailing off (d) a long repeat of all
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) adding a new point (c) getting facts wrong (d) naming the main points
34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
35. 35.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
38. 38.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against

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