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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 160 · 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.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) being short and clear (c) getting facts wrong (d) adding a new point
  4. 4.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about an hour (c) about a minute (d) just one word
  6. 6.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) adding a new point (c) staying neutral (d) naming the main points
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) starting a new debate (c) mentioning key facts (d) adding a new point
  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) leaving out one side (b) a clear last line (c) only your own view (d) blaming others
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) only your own view (c) blaming others (d) starting a new debate
  12. 12.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) no new arguments (c) only your own view (d) being short and clear
  14. 14.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) adding a new point (c) a long repeat of all (d) blaming others
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  19. 19.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) at the start (c) in the middle
  21. 21.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) blaming others (c) covering both sides (d) getting facts wrong
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) staying neutral (c) trailing off (d) being short and clear
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) staying neutral (c) being short and clear (d) a long repeat of all
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) blaming others (c) getting facts wrong (d) leaving out one side
  27. 27.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  28. 28.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) the whole group (c) only you (d) only the first speaker
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) getting facts wrong (c) covering both sides (d) staying neutral
  30. 30.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) new and surprising (c) long and one-sided
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) no new arguments (c) only your own view (d) adding a new point
  32. 32.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  34. 34.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) only your own view (c) covering both sides (d) starting a new debate
  37. 37.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) mentioning key facts (c) covering both sides (d) a clear last line
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) naming the main points (c) mentioning key facts (d) saying where we agreed

Answer key

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

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