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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 196 · 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 poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) trailing off (c) naming the main points (d) mentioning key facts
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) only your own view (c) mentioning key facts (d) blaming others
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) staying neutral (c) adding a new point (d) leaving out one side
  4. 4.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) mentioning key facts (c) staying neutral (d) being short and clear
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  9. 9.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) being short and clear (c) naming the main points (d) a long repeat of all
  11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) getting facts wrong (c) naming the main points (d) trailing off
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) saying where we agreed (c) a long repeat of all (d) adding a new point
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  16. 16.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  19. 19.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  22. 22.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) at the start (c) in the middle
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) naming the main points (c) adding a new point (d) saying where we agreed
  25. 25.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) just one word (c) about a minute (d) about ten minutes
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  27. 27.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) starting a new debate (c) leaving out one side (d) covering both sides
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) no new arguments (c) mentioning key facts (d) adding a new point
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) being short and clear (c) a long repeat of all (d) only your own view
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) no new arguments (c) naming the main points (d) trailing off
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) saying where we agreed (c) no new arguments (d) a long repeat of all
  37. 37.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only you (c) only your friends (d) the whole group
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) a clear last line (c) mentioning key facts (d) no new arguments
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) saying where we agreed (d) leaving out one side
  40. 40.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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