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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 168 · 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.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle
  2. 2.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) the whole group (c) only you (d) only the first speaker
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) a clear last line (c) no new arguments (d) a long repeat of all
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) a clear last line (c) a long repeat of all (d) blaming others
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) being short and clear (c) naming the main points (d) only your own view
  7. 7.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) staying neutral (c) trailing off (d) naming the main points
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  11. 11.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) only your own view (c) staying neutral (d) mentioning key facts
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) getting facts wrong (c) saying where we agreed (d) adding a new point
  14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) leaving out one side (c) getting facts wrong (d) no new arguments
  16. 16.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) just one word (c) about ten minutes (d) about a minute
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  19. 19.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) trailing off (c) a long repeat of all (d) naming the main points
  21. 21.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  23. 23.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) covering both sides (c) naming the main points (d) trailing off
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  26. 26.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  27. 27.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  28. 28.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) blaming others (c) saying where we agreed (d) naming the main points
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) staying neutral (c) starting a new debate (d) getting facts wrong
  31. 31.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) covering both sides (c) staying neutral (d) getting facts wrong
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) a long repeat of all (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  38. 38.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) leaving out one side (c) trailing off (d) blaming others
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) covering both sides (c) blaming others (d) a long repeat of all

Answer key

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

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