Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 832 · 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 of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) being short and clear (c) adding a new point (d) covering both sides
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) getting facts wrong (c) adding a new point (d) staying neutral
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) blaming others (c) a long repeat of all (d) saying where we agreed
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) a clear last line (c) adding a new point (d) staying neutral
5. 5.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) adding a new point (c) starting a new debate (d) mentioning key facts
6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
7. 7.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) new and surprising (c) long and one-sided
8. 8.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about a minute (c) about an hour (d) just one word
9. 9.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the end (c) at the start
10. 10.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) only your own view (c) leaving out one side (d) a clear last line
14. 14.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only your friends (c) only the first speaker (d) the whole group
15. 15.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
17. 17.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) leaving out one side (c) getting facts wrong (d) no new arguments
18. 18.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) adding a new point (c) staying neutral (d) leaving out one side
19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) starting a new debate (c) getting facts wrong (d) blaming others
22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
24. 24.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) adding a new point (c) getting facts wrong (d) being short and clear
25. 25.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) leaving out one side (c) a long repeat of all (d) naming the main points
26. 26.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) starting a new debate (c) saying where we agreed (d) blaming others
27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
28. 28.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) trailing off (c) mentioning key facts (d) staying neutral
29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) staying neutral (c) covering both sides (d) only your own view
30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
32. 32.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
34. 34.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) only your own view (c) leaving out one side (d) a clear last line
36. 36.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) mentioning key facts (c) trailing off (d) a clear last line
39. 39.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) starting a new debate (c) covering both sides (d) a clear last line
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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