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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 112 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) staying neutral (c) adding a new point (d) trailing off
  2. 2.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only your friends (c) only you (d) the whole group
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) naming the main points (c) no new arguments (d) staying neutral
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) being short and clear (c) no new arguments (d) only your own view
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) trailing off (c) a long repeat of all (d) leaving out one side
  8. 8.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  9. 9.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) only your own view (c) adding a new point (d) leaving out one side
  11. 11.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) blaming others (c) saying where we agreed (d) naming the main points
  13. 13.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  16. 16.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) leaving out one side (c) no new arguments (d) mentioning key facts
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) trailing off (c) only your own view (d) staying neutral
  22. 22.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) adding a new point (c) no new arguments (d) starting a new debate
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) naming the main points (c) blaming others (d) getting facts wrong
  27. 27.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) staying neutral (c) getting facts wrong (d) saying where we agreed
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) only your own view (c) being short and clear (d) adding a new point
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) mentioning key facts (c) covering both sides (d) adding a new point
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) a clear last line (c) covering both sides (d) being short and clear
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  35. 35.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the start (c) at the end
  36. 36.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  37. 37.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) just one word (c) about a minute (d) about ten minutes
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  39. 39.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary

Answer key

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

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