Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 714 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) adding a new point (c) no new arguments (d) starting a new debate
3. 3.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) getting facts wrong (c) covering both sides (d) a long repeat of all
4. 4.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) starting a new debate (c) a clear last line (d) no new arguments
6. 6.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) saying where we agreed (c) staying neutral (d) only your own view
8. 8.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) at the start (c) in the middle
9. 9.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only you (c) only your friends (d) only the first speaker
11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
12. 12.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about ten minutes (c) about a minute (d) about an hour
13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
14. 14.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) blaming others (c) being short and clear (d) a clear last line
17. 17.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) starting a new debate (c) staying neutral (d) a long repeat of all
18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) no new arguments (c) getting facts wrong (d) only your own view
20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) blaming others (c) starting a new debate (d) getting facts wrong
22. 22.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) staying neutral (c) covering both sides (d) a long repeat of all
24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
25. 25.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
27. 27.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) staying neutral (c) a long repeat of all (d) being short and clear
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) adding a new point (c) blaming others (d) a long repeat of all
29. 29.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) a clear last line (c) leaving out one side (d) starting a new debate
30. 30.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) mentioning key facts (c) saying where we agreed (d) blaming others
31. 31.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) blaming others (c) leaving out one side (d) getting facts wrong
32. 32.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) only your own view (c) a long repeat of all (d) mentioning key facts
35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) trailing off (c) blaming others (d) getting facts wrong
37. 37.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) adding a new point (c) trailing off (d) saying where we agreed
38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) no new arguments (c) getting facts wrong (d) a clear last line
40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed

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