Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 576 · 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: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
3. 3.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) naming the main points (c) being short and clear (d) a clear last line
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) starting a new debate
5. 5.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
6. 6.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) a clear last line (c) naming the main points (d) only your own view
7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
8. 8.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) saying where we agreed (c) starting a new debate (d) being short and clear
9. 9.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) naming the main points (c) only your own view (d) adding a new point
10. 10.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) a clear last line (c) being short and clear (d) a long repeat of all
13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
14. 14.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) staying neutral (c) saying where we agreed (d) leaving out one side
17. 17.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
18. 18.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) being short and clear (c) starting a new debate (d) saying where we agreed
20. 20.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) starting a new debate (c) blaming others (d) no new arguments
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) staying neutral (c) a clear last line (d) leaving out one side
23. 23.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) only you (c) only the first speaker (d) the whole group
24. 24.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) blaming others (c) saying where we agreed (d) mentioning key facts
26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
27. 27.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) being short and clear (c) saying where we agreed (d) getting facts wrong
28. 28.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
30. 30.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) saying where we agreed (c) trailing off (d) leaving out one side
31. 31.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) being short and clear (d) getting facts wrong
32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
34. 34.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) mentioning key facts (c) starting a new debate (d) adding a new point
38. 38.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) mentioning key facts (c) getting facts wrong (d) trailing off
39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
40. 40.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False

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