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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 430 · 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 good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) only you (c) the whole group (d) only the first speaker
  2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  3. 3.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) mentioning key facts (c) no new arguments (d) a long repeat of all
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) only your own view (c) getting facts wrong (d) a long repeat of all
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) staying neutral (c) a long repeat of all (d) adding a new point
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) naming the main points (c) no new arguments (d) adding a new point
  9. 9.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) blaming others (c) leaving out one side (d) a clear last line
  11. 11.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) only your own view (c) mentioning key facts (d) saying where we agreed
  15. 15.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) new and surprising (c) long and one-sided
  16. 16.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about ten minutes (c) about a minute (d) about an hour
  17. 17.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) only your own view (c) leaving out one side (d) no new arguments
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  23. 23.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) starting a new debate (c) adding a new point (d) a clear last line
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) no new arguments (c) adding a new point (d) mentioning key facts
  26. 26.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) blaming others (c) a long repeat of all (d) mentioning key facts
  28. 28.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  30. 30.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) a long repeat of all
  33. 33.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) starting a new debate (c) covering both sides (d) staying neutral
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) staying neutral (c) blaming others (d) covering both sides
  36. 36.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) naming the main points (c) leaving out one side (d) blaming others
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  40. 40.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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