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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 480 · 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: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) trailing off (c) leaving out one side (d) being short and clear
  4. 4.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) covering both sides (c) trailing off (d) no new arguments
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) mentioning key facts (c) only your own view (d) starting a new debate
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) adding a new point (c) being short and clear (d) trailing off
  8. 8.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) mentioning key facts (c) saying where we agreed (d) only your own view
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) a long repeat of all (c) blaming others (d) saying where we agreed
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) being short and clear (c) getting facts wrong (d) staying neutral
  14. 14.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only you (c) the whole group (d) only your friends
  15. 15.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  18. 18.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) naming the main points (c) adding a new point (d) covering both sides
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) a clear last line (c) covering both sides (d) only your own view
  20. 20.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) no new arguments (c) adding a new point (d) naming the main points
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) adding a new point (d) no new arguments
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) leaving out one side (c) starting a new debate (d) naming the main points
  25. 25.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) staying neutral (c) blaming others (d) naming the main points
  28. 28.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  30. 30.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) naming the main points (c) mentioning key facts (d) a clear last line
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) covering both sides (c) adding a new point (d) trailing off
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) blaming others (c) covering both sides (d) getting facts wrong
  36. 36.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  40. 40.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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