Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

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

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