Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 579 · 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.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
2. 2.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) mentioning key facts (c) leaving out one side (d) saying where we agreed
4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
7. 7.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) naming the main points (c) trailing off (d) mentioning key facts
8. 8.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
9. 9.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) a long repeat of all (c) trailing off (d) naming the main points
10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) starting a new debate (c) saying where we agreed (d) getting facts wrong
12. 12.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) mentioning key facts (c) leaving out one side (d) covering both sides
15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) only your own view (c) trailing off (d) covering both sides
17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) mentioning key facts (c) trailing off (d) adding a new point
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) covering both sides (c) no new arguments (d) blaming others
21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) a long repeat of all (c) starting a new debate (d) covering both sides
22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
23. 23.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) no new arguments (c) starting a new debate (d) blaming others
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) naming the main points (c) a long repeat of all (d) a clear last line
26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
27. 27.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) blaming others (c) a clear last line (d) being short and clear
28. 28.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) staying neutral (c) a long repeat of all (d) starting a new debate
29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) staying neutral (c) no new arguments (d) adding a new point
34. 34.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) adding a new point (c) only your own view (d) a long repeat of all
36. 36.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about ten minutes (c) about a minute (d) just one word
37. 37.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only you (c) only the first speaker (d) only your friends
38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) no new arguments (c) leaving out one side (d) adding a new point
40. 40.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) being short and clear (c) covering both sides (d) adding a new point

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