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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 399 · 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) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  2. 2.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the start (c) at the end
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  5. 5.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  6. 6.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) getting facts wrong (c) blaming others (d) leaving out one side
  8. 8.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  10. 10.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) only you (c) the whole group (d) only the first speaker
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) starting a new debate (c) blaming others (d) leaving out one side
  12. 12.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  15. 15.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) covering both sides
  18. 18.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) just one word (c) about a minute (d) about ten minutes
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) trailing off (c) blaming others (d) naming the main points
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) only your own view (c) leaving out one side (d) staying neutral
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) adding a new point (c) being short and clear (d) staying neutral
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) starting a new debate (c) mentioning key facts (d) trailing off
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) only your own view (c) saying where we agreed (d) staying neutral
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) mentioning key facts (c) saying where we agreed (d) blaming others
  28. 28.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) covering both sides (c) starting a new debate (d) mentioning key facts
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) covering both sides (c) no new arguments (d) getting facts wrong
  32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) staying neutral (c) no new arguments (d) a long repeat of all
  34. 34.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) saying where we agreed (c) only your own view (d) a clear last line
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) blaming others (c) a long repeat of all (d) covering both sides
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) adding a new point (c) a long repeat of all (d) getting facts wrong

Answer key

  1. short and balanced
  2. False
  3. at the end
  4. points against
  5. restate the topic
  6. False
  7. mentioning key facts
  8. True
  9. a poor summary
  10. the whole group
  11. staying neutral
  12. True
  13. points against
  14. a good summary
  15. True
  16. points in favour
  17. covering both sides
  18. about a minute
  19. a poor summary
  20. naming the main points
  21. a poor summary
  22. staying neutral
  23. a good summary
  24. adding a new point
  25. mentioning key facts
  26. only your own view
  27. blaming others
  28. True
  29. False
  30. starting a new debate
  31. getting facts wrong
  32. restate the topic
  33. a long repeat of all
  34. False
  35. only your own view
  36. covering both sides
  37. a good summary
  38. restate the topic
  39. a poor summary
  40. naming the main points

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