Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 55 · 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: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) being short and clear (c) a clear last line (d) a long repeat of all
5. 5.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about ten minutes (c) just one word (d) about a minute
7. 7.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only your friends (c) only the first speaker (d) the whole group
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) starting a new debate (c) naming the main points (d) trailing off
9. 9.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
12. 12.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
13. 13.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) adding a new point (c) starting a new debate (d) only your own view
14. 14.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) staying neutral (c) trailing off (d) starting a new debate
15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
16. 16.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) only your own view (c) starting a new debate (d) mentioning key facts
17. 17.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) a clear last line (c) being short and clear (d) covering both sides
18. 18.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) staying neutral (c) getting facts wrong (d) covering both sides
20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
22. 22.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) being short and clear (c) saying where we agreed (d) adding a new point
23. 23.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) staying neutral (c) mentioning key facts (d) covering both sides
24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
25. 25.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) starting a new debate (d) no new arguments
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) adding a new point (c) a clear last line (d) covering both sides
27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
29. 29.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
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) no new arguments (b) blaming others (c) covering both sides (d) mentioning key facts
32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
34. 34.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) trailing off (c) starting a new debate (d) saying where we agreed
36. 36.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) starting a new debate (c) being short and clear (d) mentioning key facts
37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) naming the main points (c) staying neutral (d) only your own view
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) covering both sides (c) saying where we agreed (d) naming the main points

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