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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

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

Answer key

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

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