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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 423 · 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.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  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.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) leaving out one side (c) trailing off (d) staying neutral
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  8. 8.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  9. 9.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  11. 11.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about a minute (c) just one word (d) about ten minutes
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) covering both sides (c) staying neutral (d) naming the main points
  13. 13.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only the first speaker (c) only your friends (d) only you
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) no new arguments (c) staying neutral (d) adding a new point
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) a clear last line (c) no new arguments (d) blaming others
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  21. 21.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  23. 23.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) trailing off (c) only your own view (d) a clear last line
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) only your own view (c) being short and clear (d) blaming others
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) getting facts wrong (c) adding a new point (d) naming the main points
  31. 31.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) saying where we agreed (c) getting facts wrong (d) trailing off
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) naming the main points (c) starting a new debate (d) covering both sides
  36. 36.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) no new arguments (c) naming the main points (d) only your own view
  39. 39.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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