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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 337 · 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 good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) naming the main points
  2. 2.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) the whole group (c) only the first speaker (d) only you
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) mentioning key facts (c) no new arguments (d) being short and clear
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) only your own view (c) getting facts wrong (d) mentioning key facts
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  8. 8.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) mentioning key facts (c) no new arguments (d) being short and clear
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) blaming others (c) a clear last line (d) a long repeat of all
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) trailing off (c) saying where we agreed (d) naming the main points
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) a long repeat of all (c) mentioning key facts (d) naming the main points
  15. 15.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.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
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) mentioning key facts (c) leaving out one side (d) a clear last line
  20. 20.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) covering both sides (c) starting a new debate (d) leaving out one side
  22. 22.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  24. 24.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) staying neutral (c) leaving out one side (d) blaming others
  26. 26.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  30. 30.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) staying neutral (c) only your own view (d) being short and clear
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) no new arguments (c) starting a new debate (d) blaming others
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  36. 36.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) starting a new debate (c) trailing off (d) getting facts wrong
  38. 38.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about a minute (c) just one word (d) about an hour

Answer key

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

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