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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 376 · 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.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) starting a new debate (c) leaving out one side (d) staying neutral
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) covering both sides (c) staying neutral (d) starting a new debate
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  6. 6.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) covering both sides (c) naming the main points (d) trailing off
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) adding a new point (c) staying neutral (d) starting a new debate
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) no new arguments (c) a clear last line (d) mentioning key facts
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) naming the main points (c) leaving out one side (d) no new arguments
  14. 14.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) starting a new debate (c) being short and clear (d) adding a new point
  18. 18.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) trailing off (c) getting facts wrong (d) adding a new point
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) a clear last line (c) naming the main points (d) leaving out one side
  20. 20.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) a clear last line (c) only your own view (d) starting a new debate
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) a long repeat of all (c) being short and clear (d) starting a new debate
  24. 24.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  26. 26.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) saying where we agreed (c) only your own view (d) covering both sides
  28. 28.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) only you (c) the whole group (d) only the first speaker
  29. 29.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about an hour (c) about ten minutes (d) about a minute
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) naming the main points (c) only your own view (d) mentioning key facts
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  32. 32.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) starting a new debate (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  36. 36.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) only your own view (c) getting facts wrong (d) a long repeat of all
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) blaming others (c) naming the main points (d) saying where we agreed

Answer key

  1. short and balanced
  2. restate the topic
  3. staying neutral
  4. starting a new debate
  5. a good summary
  6. at the end
  7. a poor summary
  8. trailing off
  9. staying neutral
  10. a poor summary
  11. a good summary
  12. starting a new debate
  13. leaving out one side
  14. True
  15. a poor summary
  16. a poor summary
  17. being short and clear
  18. saying where we agreed
  19. leaving out one side
  20. False
  21. a poor summary
  22. a clear last line
  23. being short and clear
  24. False
  25. a good summary
  26. True
  27. only your own view
  28. the whole group
  29. about a minute
  30. only your own view
  31. restate the topic
  32. True
  33. a good summary
  34. naming the main points
  35. points in favour
  36. False
  37. True
  38. False
  39. mentioning key facts
  40. blaming others

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