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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 254 · 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) naming the main points (b) being short and clear (c) a long repeat of all (d) staying neutral
  2. 2.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) at the start (c) in the middle
  3. 3.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) getting facts wrong (c) blaming others (d) trailing off
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) naming the main points (c) covering both sides (d) blaming others
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) trailing off (c) naming the main points (d) being short and clear
  9. 9.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) getting facts wrong (c) a clear last line (d) trailing off
  12. 12.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only the first speaker (c) only your friends (d) the whole group
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  14. 14.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) adding a new point (c) staying neutral (d) getting facts wrong
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  17. 17.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) trailing off (c) blaming others (d) covering both sides
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) starting a new debate (c) saying where we agreed (d) a long repeat of all
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  22. 22.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) mentioning key facts (d) starting a new debate
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) only your own view (c) trailing off (d) being short and clear
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) blaming others (c) trailing off (d) naming the main points
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) staying neutral (c) getting facts wrong (d) covering both sides
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) only your own view (c) a long repeat of all (d) covering both sides
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) a clear last line (c) blaming others (d) leaving out one side
  30. 30.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) being short and clear (c) staying neutral (d) saying where we agreed
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) staying neutral (d) leaving out one side
  33. 33.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  35. 35.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) staying neutral (c) a long repeat of all (d) no new arguments
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  40. 40.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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