Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 628 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) a long repeat of all (c) a clear last line (d) leaving out one side
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) a clear last line (c) naming the main points (d) a long repeat of all
3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
5. 5.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
6. 6.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) a clear last line (c) mentioning key facts (d) leaving out one side
8. 8.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) being short and clear (c) mentioning key facts (d) staying neutral
9. 9.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) mentioning key facts (c) no new arguments (d) being short and clear
10. 10.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) a long repeat of all (c) a clear last line (d) only your own view
11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) leaving out one side (c) trailing off (d) getting facts wrong
13. 13.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle
14. 14.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) mentioning key facts (c) a long repeat of all (d) getting facts wrong
15. 15.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
16. 16.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
17. 17.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) covering both sides (c) saying where we agreed (d) naming the main points
18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) only your own view (c) being short and clear (d) a long repeat of all
20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
22. 22.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only your friends (c) only you (d) the whole group
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) staying neutral (c) leaving out one side (d) adding a new point
24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
25. 25.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) mentioning key facts (c) staying neutral (d) covering both sides
27. 27.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about an hour (c) about ten minutes (d) about a minute
28. 28.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
31. 31.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) getting facts wrong (c) saying where we agreed (d) covering both sides
33. 33.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) being short and clear (c) mentioning key facts (d) leaving out one side
38. 38.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) covering both sides
39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
40. 40.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True

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