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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 145 · 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.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  2. 2.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  4. 4.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only you (c) the whole group (d) only your friends
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) starting a new debate (c) saying where we agreed (d) a long repeat of all
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) leaving out one side (c) adding a new point (d) being short and clear
  11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  12. 12.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  15. 15.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) a long repeat of all (c) saying where we agreed (d) staying neutral
  18. 18.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) blaming others (c) starting a new debate (d) only your own view
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  22. 22.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  23. 23.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) a clear last line (c) no new arguments (d) blaming others
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) starting a new debate (c) mentioning key facts (d) blaming others
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) leaving out one side (c) starting a new debate (d) naming the main points
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) naming the main points (c) blaming others (d) covering both sides
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) adding a new point (c) starting a new debate (d) a long repeat of all
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) mentioning key facts (c) no new arguments (d) naming the main points
  31. 31.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) blaming others (c) leaving out one side (d) being short and clear
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) a long repeat of all (c) naming the main points (d) blaming others
  35. 35.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) a long repeat of all (c) staying neutral (d) being short and clear
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  38. 38.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  40. 40.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about ten minutes (c) just one word (d) about a minute

Answer key

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

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