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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 216 · 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) covering both sides (b) saying where we agreed (c) no new arguments (d) blaming others
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  3. 3.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  4. 4.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) just one word (c) about an hour (d) about a minute
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) staying neutral (c) being short and clear (d) naming the main points
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) naming the main points (c) a clear last line (d) trailing off
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) getting facts wrong
  8. 8.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) mentioning key facts (c) saying where we agreed (d) only your own view
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) adding a new point (c) getting facts wrong (d) covering both sides
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  12. 12.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the start (c) at the end
  15. 15.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) starting a new debate
  16. 16.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) getting facts wrong (c) saying where we agreed (d) leaving out one side
  18. 18.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  20. 20.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) a long repeat of all (c) only your own view (d) naming the main points
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) covering both sides (c) starting a new debate (d) blaming others
  23. 23.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) only your own view (c) trailing off (d) getting facts wrong
  25. 25.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) leaving out one side (c) no new arguments (d) only your own view
  28. 28.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) adding a new point (c) staying neutral (d) naming the main points
  30. 30.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) getting facts wrong (c) staying neutral (d) a clear last line
  34. 34.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  36. 36.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only your friends (c) only the first speaker (d) the whole group
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) a long repeat of all (c) getting facts wrong (d) mentioning key facts
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) starting a new debate (c) a long repeat of all (d) staying neutral
  39. 39.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic

Answer key

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

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