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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 144 · 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.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) getting facts wrong (c) adding a new point (d) being short and clear
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) staying neutral (c) only your own view (d) naming the main points
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  7. 7.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) covering both sides (c) blaming others (d) staying neutral
  9. 9.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) the whole group (c) only you (d) only your friends
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  12. 12.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  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 of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) trailing off (c) adding a new point (d) only your own view
  16. 16.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) a clear last line (c) naming the main points (d) leaving out one side
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) adding a new point (c) blaming others (d) a long repeat of all
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) no new arguments (c) blaming others (d) being short and clear
  26. 26.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) being short and clear (c) naming the main points (d) covering both sides
  29. 29.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  31. 31.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  33. 33.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  37. 37.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about an hour (c) about a minute (d) about ten minutes
  38. 38.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) no new arguments (c) a long repeat of all (d) getting facts wrong
  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. True
  2. a poor summary
  3. being short and clear
  4. restate the topic
  5. only your own view
  6. restate the topic
  7. False
  8. blaming others
  9. False
  10. the whole group
  11. a poor summary
  12. True
  13. points in favour
  14. at the end
  15. covering both sides
  16. False
  17. restate the topic
  18. restate the topic
  19. points in favour
  20. leaving out one side
  21. restate the topic
  22. staying neutral
  23. a poor summary
  24. a good summary
  25. blaming others
  26. True
  27. a good summary
  28. only your own view
  29. no
  30. restate the topic
  31. short and balanced
  32. a poor summary
  33. True
  34. a good summary
  35. a good summary
  36. a good summary
  37. about a minute
  38. True
  39. no new arguments
  40. points in favour

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