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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 459 · 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.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  3. 3.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) being short and clear (c) naming the main points (d) mentioning key facts
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) getting facts wrong (c) leaving out one side (d) staying neutral
  6. 6.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only you (c) only the first speaker (d) only your friends
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) a long repeat of all (c) only your own view (d) a clear last line
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) staying neutral (c) saying where we agreed (d) naming the main points
  10. 10.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  11. 11.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) mentioning key facts (c) saying where we agreed (d) a long repeat of all
  14. 14.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about an hour (c) about a minute (d) about ten minutes
  15. 15.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) blaming others (c) adding a new point (d) leaving out one side
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  22. 22.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the end (c) at the start
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) covering both sides (c) starting a new debate (d) only your own view
  24. 24.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) leaving out one side (c) starting a new debate (d) covering both sides
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) adding a new point (c) blaming others (d) only your own view
  27. 27.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  28. 28.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  30. 30.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) adding a new point (c) naming the main points (d) only your own view
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  36. 36.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) staying neutral (c) saying where we agreed (d) blaming others
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) adding a new point (c) trailing off (d) mentioning key facts
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) a clear last line (c) getting facts wrong (d) naming the main points
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary

Answer key

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

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