Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 525 · 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.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
2. 2.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about a minute (c) just one word (d) about ten minutes
3. 3.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) starting a new debate (c) a long repeat of all (d) leaving out one side
6. 6.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
9. 9.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) adding a new point (c) getting facts wrong (d) leaving out one side
12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
13. 13.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) starting a new debate (c) leaving out one side (d) mentioning key facts
14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
17. 17.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) staying neutral (c) mentioning key facts (d) being short and clear
18. 18.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) staying neutral (c) trailing off (d) covering both sides
22. 22.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) saying where we agreed (c) staying neutral (d) adding a new point
23. 23.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
25. 25.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) naming the main points (c) only your own view (d) covering both sides
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) naming the main points (c) no new arguments (d) leaving out one side
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) saying where we agreed (c) a clear last line (d) starting a new debate
28. 28.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) new and surprising (c) long and one-sided
29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) blaming others (c) naming the main points (d) leaving out one side
31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
32. 32.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) getting facts wrong (c) trailing off (d) adding a new point
33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
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.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) adding a new point (c) getting facts wrong (d) saying where we agreed
37. 37.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) only your own view (c) naming the main points (d) getting facts wrong
38. 38.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only your friends (c) the whole group (d) only you
39. 39.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) naming the main points (c) mentioning key facts (d) covering both sides
40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary

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