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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 426 · 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: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) trailing off (c) saying where we agreed (d) covering both sides
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) mentioning key facts (c) a long repeat of all (d) a clear last line
  5. 5.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only your friends (c) only the first speaker (d) the whole group
  6. 6.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  9. 9.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  11. 11.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  14. 14.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  15. 15.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  20. 20.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) in the middle (c) at the start
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) saying where we agreed (c) blaming others (d) starting a new debate
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) mentioning key facts (c) a clear last line (d) staying neutral
  25. 25.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  27. 27.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about a minute (c) just one word (d) about ten minutes
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) a clear last line (c) no new arguments (d) only your own view
  29. 29.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) no new arguments (c) only your own view (d) covering both sides
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) mentioning key facts (c) adding a new point (d) getting facts wrong
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) adding a new point (c) only your own view (d) no new arguments
  33. 33.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) a long repeat of all (c) getting facts wrong (d) leaving out one side
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) only your own view (c) adding a new point (d) a long repeat of all
  36. 36.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  37. 37.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  38. 38.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) naming the main points (c) a long repeat of all (d) adding a new point
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) covering both sides (c) getting facts wrong (d) leaving out one side

Answer key

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

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