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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 429 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) no new arguments (c) a long repeat of all (d) leaving out one side
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  3. 3.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) staying neutral (c) being short and clear (d) mentioning key facts
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) a clear last line (c) adding a new point (d) no new arguments
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) covering both sides (c) mentioning key facts (d) saying where we agreed
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) covering both sides (c) adding a new point (d) starting a new debate
  11. 11.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) starting a new debate (c) saying where we agreed (d) mentioning key facts
  15. 15.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about a minute (c) about ten minutes (d) about an hour
  19. 19.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) staying neutral (c) only your own view (d) getting facts wrong
  22. 22.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only your friends (c) the whole group (d) only the first speaker
  23. 23.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the start (c) at the end
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) trailing off (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) saying where we agreed (c) a long repeat of all (d) blaming others
  26. 26.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  28. 28.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  31. 31.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) a long repeat of all (c) trailing off (d) blaming others
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) covering both sides (c) only your own view (d) staying neutral
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) a clear last line (c) getting facts wrong (d) covering both sides
  38. 38.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) mentioning key facts (c) a long repeat of all (d) a clear last line

Answer key

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

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