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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 45 · 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.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  2. 2.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  7. 7.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) starting a new debate (c) getting facts wrong (d) a long repeat of all
  10. 10.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) only your own view (c) starting a new debate (d) adding a new point
  14. 14.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) trailing off
  16. 16.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  17. 17.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only the first speaker (c) only you (d) only your friends
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) a long repeat of all (c) staying neutral (d) naming the main points
  20. 20.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about an hour (c) about a minute (d) just one word
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) covering both sides (c) trailing off (d) saying where we agreed
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) a long repeat of all (c) getting facts wrong (d) naming the main points
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) only your own view (c) covering both sides (d) naming the main points
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) blaming others (d) being short and clear
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) getting facts wrong (c) naming the main points (d) leaving out one side
  26. 26.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) mentioning key facts (c) a long repeat of all (d) naming the main points
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) covering both sides (c) saying where we agreed (d) staying neutral
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) trailing off (c) staying neutral (d) mentioning key facts
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) naming the main points (c) staying neutral (d) leaving out one side
  34. 34.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) new and surprising (c) long and one-sided
  35. 35.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) starting a new debate (c) a long repeat of all (d) a clear last line
  37. 37.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  39. 39.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) at the start (c) in the middle
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against

Answer key

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

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