Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 553 · 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: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
3. 3.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
6. 6.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) blaming others (c) trailing off (d) saying where we agreed
7. 7.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) trailing off (c) leaving out one side (d) adding a new point
8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
9. 9.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) a clear last line (c) blaming others (d) naming the main points
10. 10.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
11. 11.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) only you (c) only the first speaker (d) the whole group
12. 12.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) naming the main points (c) only your own view (d) leaving out one side
14. 14.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) a long repeat of all
15. 15.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about an hour (c) about a minute (d) just one word
16. 16.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) starting a new debate (c) a long repeat of all (d) adding a new point
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) no new arguments (c) only your own view (d) a long repeat of all
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) starting a new debate (c) staying neutral (d) being short and clear
19. 19.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
21. 21.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) covering both sides
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 poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) mentioning key facts (c) starting a new debate (d) a clear last line
24. 24.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) covering both sides (c) adding a new point (d) no new arguments
26. 26.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) staying neutral (c) a clear last line (d) getting facts wrong
30. 30.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) covering both sides (c) only your own view (d) adding a new point
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) saying where we agreed (c) blaming others (d) covering both sides
32. 32.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) naming the main points (c) a clear last line (d) trailing off
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) saying where we agreed (c) blaming others (d) a long repeat of all
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) covering both sides (c) naming the main points (d) only your own view
35. 35.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) no new arguments (c) trailing off (d) getting facts wrong
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) starting a new debate (c) staying neutral (d) a long repeat of all
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) adding a new point (c) covering both sides (d) trailing off
38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
39. 39.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) only your own view (c) starting a new debate (d) leaving out one side
40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour

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