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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 207 · 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: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  2. 2.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about a minute (b) just one word (c) about an hour (d) about ten minutes
  3. 3.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) a long repeat of all (c) trailing off (d) adding a new point
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  8. 8.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) saying where we agreed (c) naming the main points (d) being short and clear
  14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) a clear last line (c) trailing off (d) a long repeat of all
  16. 16.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) leaving out one side (c) naming the main points (d) being short and clear
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) naming the main points (c) covering both sides (d) starting a new debate
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  21. 21.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  22. 22.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) the whole group (c) only your friends (d) only the first speaker
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) adding a new point (d) a clear last line
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) staying neutral (c) mentioning key facts (d) a long repeat of all
  26. 26.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) leaving out one side (c) saying where we agreed (d) blaming others
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  30. 30.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) starting a new debate (c) getting facts wrong (d) covering both sides
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) naming the main points (c) being short and clear (d) covering both sides
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) a long repeat of all (c) only your own view (d) mentioning key facts
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  36. 36.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) short and balanced (c) long and one-sided
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) blaming others (c) a long repeat of all (d) staying neutral
  38. 38.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) a clear last line (c) a long repeat of all (d) adding a new point
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against

Answer key

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

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