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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 162 · 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.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) adding a new point (c) a long repeat of all (d) staying neutral
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) no new arguments (c) trailing off (d) adding a new point
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  6. 6.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  8. 8.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  9. 9.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) a clear last line (c) covering both sides (d) getting facts wrong
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  13. 13.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) only your own view (c) mentioning key facts (d) naming the main points
  17. 17.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) no new arguments (c) blaming others (d) saying where we agreed
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) adding a new point (c) blaming others (d) leaving out one side
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) no new arguments (c) starting a new debate (d) being short and clear
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  23. 23.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  25. 25.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only your friends (c) only the first speaker (d) only you
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) mentioning key facts (c) blaming others (d) leaving out one side
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) staying neutral (c) saying where we agreed (d) naming the main points
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) saying where we agreed (c) staying neutral (d) naming the main points
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) trailing off (c) leaving out one side (d) staying neutral
  31. 31.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) staying neutral (c) a long repeat of all (d) saying where we agreed
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  35. 35.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about an hour (c) about ten minutes (d) about a minute
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) getting facts wrong (c) a clear last line (d) blaming others
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) being short and clear (c) no new arguments (d) starting a new debate
  38. 38.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) blaming others (c) saying where we agreed (d) adding a new point

Answer key

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

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