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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 124 · 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) staying neutral (b) a clear last line (c) trailing off (d) being short and clear
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) a long repeat of all (c) being short and clear (d) staying neutral
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) covering both sides (c) no new arguments (d) a clear last line
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) naming the main points (c) mentioning key facts (d) covering both sides
  5. 5.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) leaving out one side (c) only your own view (d) mentioning key facts
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  9. 9.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  11. 11.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) naming the main points (c) only your own view (d) trailing off
  13. 13.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  17. 17.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only you (c) only the first speaker (d) only your friends
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) being short and clear (c) trailing off (d) only your own view
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) being short and clear (c) mentioning key facts (d) blaming others
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  21. 21.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) mentioning key facts (c) starting a new debate (d) naming the main points
  23. 23.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about an hour (c) about a minute (d) about ten minutes
  24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) being short and clear (c) starting a new debate (d) adding a new point
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) staying neutral (c) leaving out one side (d) blaming others
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) starting a new debate (c) a clear last line (d) adding a new point
  29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) only your own view (c) mentioning key facts (d) a clear last line
  31. 31.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) new and surprising (c) long and one-sided
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) adding a new point (c) saying where we agreed (d) no new arguments
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) only your own view (c) saying where we agreed (d) leaving out one side
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  36. 36.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) covering both sides (c) leaving out one side (d) naming the main points
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) only your own view (c) blaming others (d) leaving out one side
  40. 40.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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