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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 251 · 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.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only your friends (c) the whole group (d) only the first speaker
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) starting a new debate (c) trailing off (d) saying where we agreed
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) covering both sides (c) no new arguments (d) mentioning key facts
  5. 5.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  7. 7.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) only your own view (c) saying where we agreed (d) naming the main points
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) trailing off (c) adding a new point (d) staying neutral
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) only your own view (c) being short and clear (d) naming the main points
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) mentioning key facts (c) getting facts wrong (d) naming the main points
  12. 12.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about a minute (c) about ten minutes (d) just one word
  13. 13.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  16. 16.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) mentioning key facts (c) starting a new debate (d) getting facts wrong
  20. 20.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) mentioning key facts (c) a long repeat of all (d) being short and clear
  23. 23.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  25. 25.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) naming the main points (c) adding a new point (d) blaming others
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) adding a new point (c) a long repeat of all (d) saying where we agreed
  30. 30.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  32. 32.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the start (c) at the end
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) blaming others (c) no new arguments (d) naming the main points
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) a long repeat of all (c) leaving out one side (d) staying neutral
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  37. 37.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  39. 39.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) being short and clear (c) a clear last line (d) naming the main points

Answer key

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

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