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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 352 · 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) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) staying neutral (c) getting facts wrong (d) covering both sides
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) saying where we agreed (c) trailing off (d) adding a new point
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  8. 8.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  10. 10.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) getting facts wrong (c) trailing off (d) mentioning key facts
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) staying neutral (c) saying where we agreed (d) being short and clear
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) mentioning key facts (c) starting a new debate (d) adding a new point
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) starting a new debate (c) blaming others (d) a long repeat of all
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) staying neutral (c) covering both sides (d) a long repeat of all
  17. 17.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  18. 18.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) only your own view (c) staying neutral (d) a clear last line
  21. 21.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) covering both sides (c) a long repeat of all (d) adding a new point
  24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) being short and clear (c) covering both sides (d) only your own view
  26. 26.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  34. 34.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about a minute (c) about an hour (d) just one word
  35. 35.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) only you (c) the whole group (d) only the first speaker
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) no new arguments (c) leaving out one side (d) starting a new debate
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) naming the main points (c) leaving out one side (d) trailing off
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) adding a new point (c) being short and clear (d) getting facts wrong

Answer key

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

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