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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 301 · 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: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
  3. 3.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  4. 4.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  5. 5.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only your friends (c) only you (d) the whole group
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  7. 7.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  8. 8.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) being short and clear (c) naming the main points (d) no new arguments
  10. 10.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) getting facts wrong (c) covering both sides (d) naming the main points
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) staying neutral
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  16. 16.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) mentioning key facts (c) leaving out one side (d) starting a new debate
  18. 18.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) only your own view (c) getting facts wrong (d) trailing off
  19. 19.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) no new arguments (c) trailing off (d) saying where we agreed
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) covering both sides (c) starting a new debate (d) trailing off
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) a clear last line (c) blaming others (d) saying where we agreed
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  26. 26.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) only your own view (c) being short and clear (d) covering both sides
  28. 28.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) getting facts wrong (c) being short and clear (d) adding a new point
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) blaming others (c) getting facts wrong (d) a clear last line
  33. 33.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) trailing off (c) covering both sides (d) getting facts wrong
  35. 35.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  38. 38.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) mentioning key facts (c) blaming others (d) staying neutral
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) staying neutral (c) naming the main points (d) a long repeat of all

Answer key

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

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