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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 186 · 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.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) just one word (c) about ten minutes (d) about a minute
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  3. 3.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  5. 5.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) leaving out one side (c) adding a new point (d) staying neutral
  7. 7.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) a clear last line (c) saying where we agreed (d) trailing off
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) covering both sides (c) naming the main points (d) a clear last line
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) a long repeat of all (c) adding a new point (d) naming the main points
  13. 13.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  16. 16.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) a long repeat of all (c) no new arguments (d) a clear last line
  18. 18.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) only you (c) only the first speaker (d) the whole group
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) leaving out one side (c) adding a new point (d) being short and clear
  20. 20.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  22. 22.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) saying where we agreed (c) only your own view (d) mentioning key facts
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) only your own view (c) starting a new debate (d) getting facts wrong
  26. 26.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) starting a new debate (c) naming the main points (d) a clear last line
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) no new arguments (c) adding a new point (d) getting facts wrong
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) only your own view (c) trailing off (d) getting facts wrong
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) only your own view (c) leaving out one side (d) a clear last line
  32. 32.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  37. 37.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) blaming others (c) no new arguments (d) only your own view
  39. 39.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) a clear last line (c) staying neutral (d) adding a new point
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) only your own view (c) naming the main points (d) mentioning key facts

Answer key

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

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