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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 281 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) adding a new point (c) getting facts wrong (d) starting a new debate
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) adding a new point (c) staying neutral (d) a clear last line
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) blaming others (c) a clear last line (d) starting a new debate
  4. 4.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) getting facts wrong (c) starting a new debate (d) no new arguments
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) leaving out one side (c) only your own view (d) a long repeat of all
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) saying where we agreed
  8. 8.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  9. 9.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) covering both sides (c) adding a new point (d) staying neutral
  11. 11.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) naming the main points (c) covering both sides (d) leaving out one side
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) mentioning key facts (c) staying neutral (d) naming the main points
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) only your own view (c) a long repeat of all (d) naming the main points
  18. 18.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about an hour (c) about a minute (d) just one word
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) a clear last line (c) trailing off (d) covering both sides
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) staying neutral (c) covering both sides (d) being short and clear
  23. 23.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the start (c) at the end
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) adding a new point (c) no new arguments (d) leaving out one side
  26. 26.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) mentioning key facts (c) being short and clear (d) only your own view
  30. 30.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only your friends (c) only the first speaker (d) the whole group
  32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  33. 33.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) saying where we agreed (c) a clear last line (d) blaming others
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  37. 37.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed

Answer key

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

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