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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 458 · 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) only your own view (b) adding a new point (c) being short and clear (d) leaving out one side
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) a long repeat of all (d) saying where we agreed
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) getting facts wrong (d) naming the main points
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) getting facts wrong (c) staying neutral (d) trailing off
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) only your own view (c) adding a new point (d) a clear last line
  6. 6.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  8. 8.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about an hour (c) about ten minutes (d) about a minute
  10. 10.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) blaming others (c) mentioning key facts (d) a long repeat of all
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) staying neutral (c) a long repeat of all (d) adding a new point
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) naming the main points (c) only your own view (d) a clear last line
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) only your own view (c) a long repeat of all (d) being short and clear
  15. 15.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) at the start (c) in the middle
  16. 16.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  19. 19.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  22. 22.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  25. 25.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  26. 26.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) starting a new debate (c) a long repeat of all (d) leaving out one side
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) only your own view (c) starting a new debate (d) adding a new point
  29. 29.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) leaving out one side (c) a clear last line (d) staying neutral
  31. 31.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  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 is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) staying neutral (c) leaving out one side (d) covering both sides
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  36. 36.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) a long repeat of all
  38. 38.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only your friends (c) only the first speaker (d) the whole group
  39. 39.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) staying neutral (c) no new arguments (d) a clear last line
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) covering both sides (c) a clear last line (d) adding a new point

Answer key

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

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