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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 179 · 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) in the middle (b) at the end (c) at the start
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) staying neutral (c) getting facts wrong (d) a clear last line
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) trailing off (c) a clear last line (d) saying where we agreed
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) adding a new point (c) staying neutral (d) trailing off
  8. 8.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about ten minutes (c) about a minute (d) just one word
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) trailing off (c) getting facts wrong (d) no new arguments
  10. 10.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) naming the main points (c) only your own view (d) no new arguments
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) saying where we agreed (c) a long repeat of all (d) only your own view
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) blaming others (c) a clear last line (d) leaving out one side
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  18. 18.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) naming the main points (c) a long repeat of all (d) getting facts wrong
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) being short and clear (c) a long repeat of all (d) mentioning key facts
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) covering both sides
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) blaming others (c) staying neutral (d) only your own view
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  28. 28.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) staying neutral (c) naming the main points (d) mentioning key facts
  30. 30.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) leaving out one side (c) covering both sides (d) starting a new debate
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) a long repeat of all (c) mentioning key facts (d) starting a new debate
  36. 36.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only you (c) only the first speaker (d) only your friends
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) no new arguments (d) blaming others
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) saying where we agreed (c) trailing off (d) no new arguments

Answer key

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

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