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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 131 · 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) saying where we agreed (b) blaming others (c) no new arguments (d) a clear last line
  2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) adding a new point (c) no new arguments (d) naming the main points
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) being short and clear (c) naming the main points (d) leaving out one side
  8. 8.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
  10. 10.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  12. 12.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) a clear last line (c) only your own view (d) leaving out one side
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  15. 15.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) starting a new debate (c) trailing off (d) no new arguments
  17. 17.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  21. 21.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) the whole group (c) only the first speaker (d) only you
  22. 22.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) blaming others (c) being short and clear (d) leaving out one side
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) naming the main points (c) trailing off (d) starting a new debate
  25. 25.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  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) no new arguments (b) a long repeat of all (c) getting facts wrong (d) trailing off
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) staying neutral (c) leaving out one side (d) adding a new point
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) covering both sides (c) only your own view (d) no new arguments
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) trailing off (c) only your own view (d) saying where we agreed
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) blaming others (c) starting a new debate (d) covering both sides
  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.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about a minute (c) about an hour (d) about ten minutes
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  36. 36.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  37. 37.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary

Answer key

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

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