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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 181 · 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.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  2. 2.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) only your own view (c) a long repeat of all (d) mentioning key facts
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) covering both sides (c) no new arguments (d) mentioning key facts
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) a long repeat of all (c) getting facts wrong (d) naming the main points
  6. 6.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only your friends (c) the whole group (d) only the first speaker
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) a clear last line (c) adding a new point (d) starting a new debate
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) trailing off (c) adding a new point (d) starting a new debate
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) leaving out one side (c) a clear last line (d) naming the main points
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  12. 12.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) in the middle (c) at the start
  13. 13.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  15. 15.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) leaving out one side (c) adding a new point (d) getting facts wrong
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  18. 18.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) adding a new point (c) getting facts wrong (d) leaving out one side
  20. 20.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) starting a new debate (c) trailing off (d) covering both sides
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) naming the main points (c) no new arguments (d) leaving out one side
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) blaming others (c) being short and clear (d) covering both sides
  25. 25.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) starting a new debate (c) being short and clear (d) adding a new point
  27. 27.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  28. 28.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) mentioning key facts (c) a clear last line (d) only your own view
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  33. 33.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) covering both sides (c) naming the main points (d) only your own view
  35. 35.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about ten minutes (c) just one word (d) about a minute
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) covering both sides (c) adding a new point (d) only your own view
  37. 37.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) naming the main points (c) a long repeat of all (d) a clear last line
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) being short and clear (c) starting a new debate (d) no new arguments
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) saying where we agreed (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point

Answer key

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

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