Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 500 · 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.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
2. 2.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) blaming others (d) no new arguments
3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
4. 4.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) in the middle (c) at the start
5. 5.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
6. 6.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) blaming others (c) adding a new point (d) trailing off
7. 7.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about ten minutes (c) about a minute (d) about an hour
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) trailing off (c) being short and clear (d) getting facts wrong
9. 9.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
10. 10.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) covering both sides (c) a clear last line (d) a long repeat of all
11. 11.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) blaming others (c) leaving out one side (d) staying neutral
12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
13. 13.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “adding a new point” 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.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) adding a new point (c) mentioning key facts (d) being short and clear
18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) blaming others (c) getting facts wrong (d) a long repeat of all
21. 21.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
23. 23.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only your friends (c) the whole group (d) only the first speaker
25. 25.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
26. 26.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) leaving out one side (c) only your own view (d) a clear last line
27. 27.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) being short and clear (c) starting a new debate (d) blaming others
28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
29. 29.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) covering both sides (c) saying where we agreed (d) starting a new debate
31. 31.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) naming the main points (c) saying where we agreed (d) trailing off
33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) saying where we agreed (c) staying neutral (d) being short and clear
35. 35.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) no new arguments (c) adding a new point (d) being short and clear
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) leaving out one side (c) a clear last line (d) trailing off
37. 37.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) trailing off (c) a long repeat of all (d) mentioning key facts
38. 38.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) adding a new point (c) no new arguments (d) a long repeat of all
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) saying where we agreed
40. 40.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True

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