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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

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

Answer key

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

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