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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 180 · 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: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) the whole group (c) only your friends (d) only you
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) adding a new point (c) starting a new debate (d) saying where we agreed
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) being short and clear (c) only your own view (d) no new arguments
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) blaming others (c) no new arguments (d) being short and clear
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) being short and clear (c) covering both sides (d) a clear last line
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) no new arguments (c) only your own view (d) starting a new debate
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) being short and clear (c) adding a new point (d) only your own view
  9. 9.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) starting a new debate (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) staying neutral (c) naming the main points (d) no new arguments
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) saying where we agreed (c) leaving out one side (d) only your own view
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) staying neutral (c) blaming others (d) a long repeat of all
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  18. 18.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) a clear last line (c) staying neutral (d) naming the main points
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) getting facts wrong (c) being short and clear (d) adding a new point
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) trailing off (c) naming the main points (d) leaving out one side
  24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) covering both sides (c) a clear last line (d) being short and clear
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) saying where we agreed (c) a long repeat of all (d) mentioning key facts
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) leaving out one side (c) blaming others (d) a clear last line
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  30. 30.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) just one word (c) about an hour (d) about a minute
  31. 31.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) being short and clear (c) starting a new debate (d) mentioning key facts
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  34. 34.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) in the middle (c) at the start
  35. 35.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  36. 36.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  40. 40.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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