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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 445 · 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.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  2. 2.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) in the middle (c) at the start
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) only your own view (c) mentioning key facts (d) starting a new debate
  5. 5.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) the whole group (c) only your friends (d) only you
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) saying where we agreed (c) a long repeat of all (d) adding a new point
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) mentioning key facts (c) starting a new debate (d) no new arguments
  8. 8.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) new and surprising (c) long and one-sided
  9. 9.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) leaving out one side (c) blaming others (d) mentioning key facts
  15. 15.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) being short and clear (c) no new arguments (d) getting facts wrong
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) trailing off (c) starting a new debate (d) naming the main points
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) being short and clear (c) staying neutral (d) getting facts wrong
  24. 24.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) adding a new point (c) a clear last line (d) starting a new debate
  26. 26.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) no new arguments (c) adding a new point (d) covering both sides
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  31. 31.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  33. 33.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  35. 35.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) a long repeat of all (c) blaming others (d) leaving out one side
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) leaving out one side (c) covering both sides (d) being short and clear
  39. 39.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) a clear last line (c) blaming others (d) staying neutral
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary

Answer key

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

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