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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 48 · 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 of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) staying neutral (c) naming the main points (d) no new arguments
  2. 2.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) covering both sides (c) naming the main points (d) leaving out one side
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) being short and clear (c) adding a new point (d) staying neutral
  5. 5.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about ten minutes (c) about a minute (d) just one word
  6. 6.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) naming the main points (c) no new arguments (d) mentioning key facts
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) only your own view (c) trailing off (d) mentioning key facts
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) trailing off (c) leaving out one side (d) only your own view
  11. 11.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the start (c) at the end
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) covering both sides (c) a long repeat of all (d) staying neutral
  13. 13.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) trailing off (c) leaving out one side (d) only your own view
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) being short and clear (c) saying where we agreed (d) starting a new debate
  18. 18.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) staying neutral (c) covering both sides (d) blaming others
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) staying neutral (c) covering both sides (d) starting a new debate
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) naming the main points (c) covering both sides (d) trailing off
  22. 22.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  23. 23.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) getting facts wrong (c) leaving out one side (d) being short and clear
  27. 27.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) the whole group (c) only your friends (d) only you
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) adding a new point (c) staying neutral (d) mentioning key facts
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) getting facts wrong (c) trailing off (d) adding a new point
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) being short and clear (c) leaving out one side (d) naming the main points
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) leaving out one side (c) a long repeat of all (d) mentioning key facts
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) leaving out one side (c) a clear last line (d) adding a new point
  38. 38.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  40. 40.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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