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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 348 · 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.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) short and balanced (c) long and one-sided
  2. 2.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about an hour (c) about a minute (d) just one word
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) mentioning key facts (c) covering both sides (d) naming the main points
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) mentioning key facts (c) only your own view (d) adding a new point
  8. 8.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) mentioning key facts (c) saying where we agreed (d) a clear last line
  10. 10.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  12. 12.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) only your own view (c) blaming others (d) a long repeat of all
  15. 15.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) no new arguments (c) naming the main points (d) getting facts wrong
  18. 18.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  20. 20.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  22. 22.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only your friends (c) only the first speaker (d) the whole group
  24. 24.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) being short and clear (c) getting facts wrong (d) starting a new debate
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  27. 27.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  28. 28.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) staying neutral (c) getting facts wrong (d) a long repeat of all
  31. 31.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) mentioning key facts (c) leaving out one side (d) being short and clear
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) starting a new debate (c) saying where we agreed (d) a clear last line
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) covering both sides (c) mentioning key facts (d) naming the main points
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) getting facts wrong (c) a long repeat of all (d) starting a new debate
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) saying where we agreed (c) starting a new debate (d) no new arguments
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) adding a new point (c) being short and clear (d) naming the main points

Answer key

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

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