Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 764 · 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) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) leaving out one side (d) staying neutral
2. 2.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) no new arguments (c) covering both sides (d) trailing off
3. 3.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about ten minutes (c) about a minute (d) about an hour
4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
5. 5.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) naming the main points
8. 8.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
13. 13.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) staying neutral (c) starting a new debate (d) saying where we agreed
14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
16. 16.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) naming the main points (c) staying neutral (d) blaming others
17. 17.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) a long repeat of all (c) a clear last line (d) only your own view
18. 18.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) starting a new debate (c) staying neutral (d) only your own view
19. 19.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) no new arguments (c) being short and clear (d) adding a new point
20. 20.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) a clear last line (c) adding a new point (d) only your own view
22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
23. 23.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) getting facts wrong (c) starting a new debate (d) leaving out one side
25. 25.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) getting facts wrong
26. 26.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only your friends (c) only the first speaker (d) only you
27. 27.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) a long repeat of all (c) trailing off (d) only your own view
28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
29. 29.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) leaving out one side (c) being short and clear (d) a long repeat of all
31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) mentioning key facts (c) blaming others (d) being short and clear
33. 33.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) getting facts wrong (c) adding a new point (d) only your own view
34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
35. 35.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) blaming others (c) no new arguments (d) only your own view
38. 38.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the end (c) at the start
39. 39.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) a clear last line (c) a long repeat of all (d) no new arguments
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) covering both sides (c) mentioning key facts (d) staying neutral

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