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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

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

Answer key

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

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