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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 134 · 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) no new arguments (b) being short and clear (c) saying where we agreed (d) starting a new debate
  2. 2.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) staying neutral (c) no new arguments (d) a long repeat of all
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) adding a new point (c) a long repeat of all (d) mentioning key facts
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) only your own view (c) getting facts wrong (d) no new arguments
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) no new arguments (c) only your own view (d) adding a new point
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) leaving out one side (c) naming the main points (d) saying where we agreed
  10. 10.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only your friends (c) only the first speaker (d) the whole group
  11. 11.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) blaming others (c) covering both sides (d) a long repeat of all
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  15. 15.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) only your own view (c) leaving out one side (d) naming the main points
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) mentioning key facts (c) a clear last line (d) only your own view
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  24. 24.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) no new arguments (c) blaming others (d) saying where we agreed
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) a clear last line (c) blaming others (d) trailing off
  30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) naming the main points (c) trailing off (d) mentioning key facts
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) naming the main points (c) mentioning key facts (d) getting facts wrong
  35. 35.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about a minute (c) about ten minutes (d) about an hour
  36. 36.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the start (c) at the end
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) starting a new debate (c) getting facts wrong (d) a clear last line
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour

Answer key

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

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