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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 110 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. starting a new debate
  2. a long repeat of all
  3. False
  4. False
  5. covering both sides
  6. points against
  7. a good summary
  8. naming the main points
  9. True
  10. adding a new point
  11. points against
  12. True
  13. points in favour
  14. at the end
  15. starting a new debate
  16. the whole group
  17. a poor summary
  18. a good summary
  19. staying neutral
  20. a long repeat of all
  21. False
  22. covering both sides
  23. staying neutral
  24. only your own view
  25. points in favour
  26. a good summary
  27. blaming others
  28. a good summary
  29. mentioning key facts
  30. mentioning key facts
  31. no
  32. restate the topic
  33. restate the topic
  34. True
  35. leaving out one side
  36. True
  37. restate the topic
  38. about a minute
  39. True
  40. restate the topic

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