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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 276 · 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) getting facts wrong (b) a clear last line (c) starting a new debate (d) trailing off
  2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  3. 3.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  5. 5.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) trailing off (c) starting a new debate (d) getting facts wrong
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) adding a new point (c) staying neutral (d) being short and clear
  8. 8.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  10. 10.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about a minute (b) just one word (c) about ten minutes (d) about an hour
  12. 12.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) no new arguments (c) being short and clear (d) adding a new point
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) a long repeat of all (d) staying neutral
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) naming the main points (c) mentioning key facts (d) covering both sides
  17. 17.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) mentioning key facts (c) being short and clear (d) naming the main points
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) getting facts wrong (c) mentioning key facts (d) only your own view
  20. 20.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  22. 22.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  23. 23.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  24. 24.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only the first speaker (c) only your friends (d) the whole group
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) saying where we agreed (c) adding a new point (d) only your own view
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) trailing off (c) being short and clear (d) a long repeat of all
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) being short and clear (c) blaming others (d) saying where we agreed
  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.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) staying neutral (c) naming the main points (d) only your own view
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) naming the main points (c) a clear last line (d) a long repeat of all
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  36. 36.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  38. 38.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed

Answer key

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

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