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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 330 · 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 of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) saying where we agreed (c) adding a new point (d) naming the main points
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) a long repeat of all (c) saying where we agreed (d) staying neutral
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  4. 4.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle
  5. 5.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) trailing off (c) getting facts wrong (d) leaving out one side
  7. 7.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  9. 9.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) only you (c) only the first speaker (d) the whole group
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) naming the main points (c) a long repeat of all (d) blaming others
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) blaming others (c) adding a new point (d) trailing off
  12. 12.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) staying neutral (c) getting facts wrong (d) only your own view
  14. 14.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) naming the main points (c) staying neutral (d) getting facts wrong
  16. 16.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) being short and clear (c) mentioning key facts (d) getting facts wrong
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  19. 19.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) adding a new point (c) getting facts wrong (d) trailing off
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) covering both sides (c) adding a new point (d) starting a new debate
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) covering both sides (c) a long repeat of all (d) trailing off
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  25. 25.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) starting a new debate (c) covering both sides (d) no new arguments
  27. 27.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  28. 28.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) a clear last line (c) saying where we agreed (d) mentioning key facts
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) trailing off (c) staying neutral (d) a clear last line
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) a long repeat of all (c) adding a new point (d) a clear last line
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  36. 36.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) blaming others (c) saying where we agreed (d) staying neutral
  38. 38.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) getting facts wrong (c) adding a new point (d) a long repeat of all
  40. 40.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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