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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 390 · 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.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) blaming others (c) starting a new debate (d) mentioning key facts
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) getting facts wrong (c) staying neutral (d) starting a new debate
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) starting a new debate (c) naming the main points (d) no new arguments
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) trailing off (c) adding a new point (d) blaming others
  9. 9.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about ten minutes (c) about an hour (d) about a minute
  10. 10.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) no new arguments (c) starting a new debate (d) saying where we agreed
  12. 12.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) naming the main points (c) covering both sides (d) being short and clear
  14. 14.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only your friends (c) the whole group (d) only you
  15. 15.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  16. 16.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  20. 20.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) no new arguments (c) only your own view (d) a clear last line
  22. 22.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) adding a new point (c) naming the main points (d) leaving out one side
  25. 25.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) saying where we agreed
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) adding a new point (c) covering both sides (d) mentioning key facts
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) staying neutral (c) trailing off (d) getting facts wrong
  29. 29.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) being short and clear (c) a long repeat of all (d) trailing off
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) a clear last line (c) leaving out one side (d) naming the main points
  34. 34.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) getting facts wrong (c) a clear last line (d) staying neutral
  37. 37.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) a clear last line (c) trailing off (d) being short and clear
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) mentioning key facts (c) only your own view (d) blaming others
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic

Answer key

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

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