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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 214 · 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) being short and clear (b) trailing off (c) naming the main points (d) staying neutral
  2. 2.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about an hour (c) about a minute (d) about ten minutes
  3. 3.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only the first speaker (c) only your friends (d) the whole group
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) saying where we agreed (c) covering both sides (d) no new arguments
  5. 5.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) starting a new debate (c) blaming others (d) trailing off
  7. 7.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) trailing off (c) getting facts wrong (d) saying where we agreed
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (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.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  14. 14.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  16. 16.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) being short and clear (c) trailing off (d) only your own view
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  19. 19.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) only your own view (c) getting facts wrong (d) a long repeat of all
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) leaving out one side (c) being short and clear (d) starting a new debate
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) starting a new debate (c) only your own view (d) no new arguments
  25. 25.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) naming the main points
  27. 27.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) leaving out one side (c) naming the main points (d) blaming others
  30. 30.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  32. 32.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  35. 35.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) new and surprising (c) long and one-sided
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) blaming others (c) a clear last line (d) only your own view
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) leaving out one side (c) naming the main points (d) no new arguments
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) adding a new point (c) naming the main points (d) mentioning key facts

Answer key

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

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