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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 173 · 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.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) no new arguments (c) leaving out one side (d) only your own view
  2. 2.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) new and surprising (c) long and one-sided
  3. 3.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “adding a new point” 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.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  7. 7.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) covering both sides (c) leaving out one side (d) mentioning key facts
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  11. 11.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) getting facts wrong (c) a long repeat of all (d) mentioning key facts
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) mentioning key facts (c) starting a new debate (d) blaming others
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) blaming others (c) being short and clear (d) staying neutral
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) getting facts wrong (c) blaming others (d) staying neutral
  17. 17.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  19. 19.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only you (c) only your friends (d) the whole group
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) saying where we agreed (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point
  21. 21.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  23. 23.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the end (c) at the start
  24. 24.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) mentioning key facts (c) staying neutral (d) starting a new debate
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) naming the main points (c) saying where we agreed (d) a long repeat of all
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  28. 28.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about ten minutes (c) just one word (d) about a minute
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) adding a new point (c) naming the main points (d) blaming others
  30. 30.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) trailing off (c) saying where we agreed (d) only your own view
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  34. 34.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) naming the main points (c) staying neutral (d) covering both sides
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) naming the main points (c) adding a new point (d) a long repeat of all
  37. 37.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) mentioning key facts (c) saying where we agreed (d) staying neutral
  39. 39.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) leaving out one side (d) staying neutral
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary

Answer key

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

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