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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 243 · 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 good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) starting a new debate (c) a clear last line (d) trailing off
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) covering both sides (c) adding a new point (d) naming the main points
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) no new arguments (c) covering both sides (d) only your own view
  5. 5.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) leaving out one side (c) being short and clear (d) naming the main points
  8. 8.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  9. 9.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) staying neutral (c) blaming others (d) a clear last line
  14. 14.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about a minute (c) about an hour (d) about ten minutes
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) covering both sides (c) only your own view (d) staying neutral
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  17. 17.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  20. 20.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) only the first speaker (c) only you (d) the whole group
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) blaming others (c) a long repeat of all (d) leaving out one side
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) trailing off (c) mentioning key facts (d) saying where we agreed
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) starting a new debate (d) being short and clear
  27. 27.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) a long repeat of all (c) naming the main points (d) trailing off
  29. 29.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  31. 31.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle
  32. 32.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) a long repeat of all (c) mentioning key facts (d) only your own view
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) staying neutral (c) a long repeat of all (d) getting facts wrong
  35. 35.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) short and balanced (c) long and one-sided
  36. 36.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) mentioning key facts (c) staying neutral (d) adding a new point
  38. 38.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary

Answer key

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

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