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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 493 · 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: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) adding a new point (c) no new arguments (d) covering both sides
  3. 3.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about an hour (c) about ten minutes (d) about a minute
  4. 4.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) staying neutral (c) adding a new point (d) naming the main points
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  9. 9.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) getting facts wrong (c) adding a new point (d) a long repeat of all
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) saying where we agreed (c) naming the main points (d) blaming others
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) starting a new debate (c) covering both sides (d) being short and clear
  14. 14.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only your friends (c) the whole group (d) only the first speaker
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) leaving out one side (c) staying neutral (d) a clear last line
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) covering both sides (c) a long repeat of all (d) no new arguments
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) only your own view (c) mentioning key facts (d) blaming others
  19. 19.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) no new arguments (c) staying neutral (d) only your own view
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  22. 22.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  25. 25.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) naming the main points (c) blaming others (d) adding a new point
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  29. 29.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  30. 30.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) a long repeat of all (c) adding a new point (d) only your own view
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) leaving out one side (c) only your own view (d) no new arguments
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  34. 34.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  37. 37.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) getting facts wrong (c) blaming others (d) only your own view
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) a clear last line (c) blaming others (d) getting facts wrong

Answer key

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

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