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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 203 · 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.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only your friends (c) only the first speaker (d) only you
  2. 2.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  3. 3.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) staying neutral (c) being short and clear (d) adding a new point
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) getting facts wrong (c) trailing off (d) leaving out one side
  6. 6.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) being short and clear (c) leaving out one side (d) covering both sides
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) starting a new debate (c) covering both sides (d) a clear last line
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  12. 12.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) a long repeat of all (c) only your own view (d) getting facts wrong
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) leaving out one side (c) a long repeat of all (d) mentioning key facts
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  18. 18.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) covering both sides (d) getting facts wrong
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) a long repeat of all (c) blaming others (d) only your own view
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) no new arguments (c) blaming others (d) a clear last line
  22. 22.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) covering both sides (c) being short and clear (d) staying neutral
  24. 24.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  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: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  30. 30.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about ten minutes (c) about a minute (d) about an hour
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) being short and clear (c) only your own view (d) staying neutral
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  36. 36.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) mentioning key facts (c) a long repeat of all (d) adding a new point
  39. 39.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) no new arguments (c) staying neutral (d) naming the main points

Answer key

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

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