Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 935 · 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: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
3. 3.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) staying neutral (c) adding a new point (d) being short and clear
4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
6. 6.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) a long repeat of all (c) mentioning key facts (d) no new arguments
7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) mentioning key facts (c) only your own view (d) no new arguments
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) saying where we agreed (c) being short and clear (d) a long repeat of all
11. 11.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle
12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
14. 14.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) a clear last line (c) mentioning key facts (d) naming the main points
16. 16.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) the whole group (c) only the first speaker (d) only you
18. 18.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) leaving out one side (c) a long repeat of all (d) only your own view
19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) trailing off (c) mentioning key facts (d) adding a new point
22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) a long repeat of all (c) getting facts wrong (d) being short and clear
24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
25. 25.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) starting a new debate (c) no new arguments (d) leaving out one side
26. 26.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) trailing off (c) mentioning key facts (d) covering both sides
27. 27.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) covering both sides (c) staying neutral (d) saying where we agreed
28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
29. 29.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) naming the main points (c) no new arguments (d) saying where we agreed
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) only your own view (c) blaming others (d) no new arguments
32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
33. 33.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) starting a new debate (c) only your own view (d) adding a new point
34. 34.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) leaving out one side (c) no new arguments (d) staying neutral
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) naming the main points (c) trailing off (d) a long repeat of all
38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
39. 39.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) new and surprising (c) long and one-sided
40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour

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