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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 165 · 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: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) trailing off (c) being short and clear (d) a clear last line
  4. 4.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) a long repeat of all (c) only your own view (d) mentioning key facts
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) no new arguments (c) staying neutral (d) covering both sides
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) adding a new point (c) being short and clear (d) covering both sides
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) blaming others (d) covering both sides
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) saying where we agreed (c) being short and clear (d) a clear last line
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) only your own view (c) blaming others (d) a long repeat of all
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  20. 20.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) getting facts wrong (c) no new arguments (d) a long repeat of all
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) adding a new point (c) starting a new debate (d) a clear last line
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) being short and clear
  24. 24.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  27. 27.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  29. 29.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  32. 32.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about a minute (b) just one word (c) about ten minutes (d) about an hour
  34. 34.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) short and balanced (c) long and one-sided
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) no new arguments (c) saying where we agreed (d) only your own view
  36. 36.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) getting facts wrong (c) trailing off (d) saying where we agreed
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  40. 40.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) the whole group (c) only the first speaker (d) only you

Answer key

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

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