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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 422 · 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.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) at the start (c) in the middle
  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.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  5. 5.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) trailing off (c) starting a new debate (d) staying neutral
  8. 8.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) being short and clear (c) adding a new point (d) naming the main points
  10. 10.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) starting a new debate (c) adding a new point (d) a clear last line
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) being short and clear (c) a clear last line (d) only your own view
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) blaming others (c) being short and clear (d) only your own view
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) leaving out one side (c) covering both sides (d) a clear last line
  21. 21.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) mentioning key facts (c) adding a new point (d) a long repeat of all
  24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  25. 25.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) mentioning key facts (c) naming the main points (d) getting facts wrong
  30. 30.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only you (c) only your friends (d) the whole group
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) adding a new point (c) starting a new debate (d) only your own view
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) starting a new debate (c) a long repeat of all (d) being short and clear
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  35. 35.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about ten minutes (c) about a minute (d) just one word
  36. 36.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  37. 37.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) no new arguments (c) being short and clear (d) adding a new point
  39. 39.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) trailing off (c) starting a new debate (d) saying where we agreed
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) trailing off (c) naming the main points (d) saying where we agreed

Answer key

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

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