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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 460 · 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) being short and clear (b) covering both sides (c) a clear last line (d) getting facts wrong
  2. 2.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about a minute (b) just one word (c) about an hour (d) about ten minutes
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  5. 5.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) short and balanced (c) long and one-sided
  6. 6.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) saying where we agreed (c) being short and clear (d) naming the main points
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) staying neutral (c) blaming others (d) leaving out one side
  9. 9.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) blaming others (c) mentioning key facts (d) staying neutral
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) trailing off (c) no new arguments (d) naming the main points
  12. 12.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) naming the main points (c) adding a new point (d) trailing off
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) a long repeat of all (c) covering both sides (d) only your own view
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  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: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  19. 19.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) starting a new debate (c) being short and clear (d) only your own view
  21. 21.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  24. 24.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) in the middle (c) at the start
  25. 25.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) no new arguments (c) trailing off (d) blaming others
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) naming the main points (c) a clear last line (d) staying neutral
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) a clear last line (c) leaving out one side (d) saying where we agreed
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) naming the main points (c) starting a new debate (d) mentioning key facts
  32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  34. 34.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only the first speaker (c) only you (d) only your friends
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) blaming others
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) no new arguments (c) a long repeat of all (d) covering both sides
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  39. 39.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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