Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 69 · 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.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
3. 3.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) mentioning key facts (c) getting facts wrong (d) staying neutral
4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
5. 5.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) adding a new point (c) a long repeat of all (d) no new arguments
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) saying where we agreed (c) a clear last line (d) mentioning key facts
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) only your own view (c) adding a new point (d) mentioning key facts
8. 8.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) trailing off (c) getting facts wrong (d) staying neutral
9. 9.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
13. 13.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) only the first speaker (c) only you (d) the whole group
14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) covering both sides (c) adding a new point (d) naming the main points
17. 17.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) saying where we agreed (c) a clear last line (d) starting a new debate
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) covering both sides (c) trailing off (d) getting facts wrong
19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) getting facts wrong (d) covering both sides
20. 20.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) covering both sides (c) adding a new point (d) naming the main points
22. 22.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
24. 24.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about a minute (c) about an hour (d) about ten minutes
25. 25.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) leaving out one side (c) only your own view (d) saying where we agreed
27. 27.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) a long repeat of all (c) naming the main points (d) no new arguments
28. 28.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) adding a new point (c) saying where we agreed (d) trailing off
29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
31. 31.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) starting a new debate (c) naming the main points (d) getting facts wrong
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) saying where we agreed (c) getting facts wrong (d) being short and clear
33. 33.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the start (c) at the end
34. 34.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) saying where we agreed (c) blaming others (d) naming the main points
35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) a long repeat of all (c) being short and clear (d) covering both sides
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) a long repeat of all
38. 38.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) staying neutral (c) no new arguments (d) being short and clear
39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
40. 40.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) being short and clear (c) a long repeat of all (d) getting facts wrong

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