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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 326 · 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) just one word (c) about ten minutes (d) about an hour
  2. 2.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  3. 3.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) the whole group (c) only your friends (d) only you
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) naming the main points (c) getting facts wrong (d) saying where we agreed
  6. 6.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) being short and clear (c) leaving out one side (d) only your own view
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) a long repeat of all (c) covering both sides (d) only your own view
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) staying neutral (c) naming the main points (d) only your own view
  11. 11.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  13. 13.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) no new arguments
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  15. 15.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) naming the main points (c) blaming others (d) a long repeat of all
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) trailing off (c) no new arguments (d) a clear last line
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) covering both sides (c) blaming others (d) saying where we agreed
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  24. 24.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) naming the main points (c) starting a new debate (d) covering both sides
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) getting facts wrong (c) adding a new point (d) mentioning key facts
  29. 29.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) staying neutral (c) no new arguments (d) getting facts wrong
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) blaming others (c) saying where we agreed (d) leaving out one side
  36. 36.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) a long repeat of all (c) only your own view (d) trailing off
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) no new arguments (c) being short and clear (d) naming the main points
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) staying neutral (c) being short and clear (d) naming the main points

Answer key

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

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