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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 498 · 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.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle
  2. 2.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) only your own view (c) a clear last line (d) a long repeat of all
  4. 4.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only the first speaker (c) only your friends (d) only you
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) being short and clear (c) leaving out one side (d) getting facts wrong
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) saying where we agreed (c) adding a new point (d) a long repeat of all
  9. 9.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) getting facts wrong (c) blaming others (d) no new arguments
  11. 11.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) being short and clear (c) leaving out one side (d) staying neutral
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) starting a new debate (c) no new arguments (d) a clear last line
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) getting facts wrong (c) blaming others (d) trailing off
  18. 18.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about an hour (c) about ten minutes (d) about a minute
  19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  22. 22.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) trailing off (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) mentioning key facts (c) a long repeat of all (d) being short and clear
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) being short and clear (c) mentioning key facts (d) blaming others
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) only your own view (c) trailing off (d) a long repeat of all
  35. 35.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) only your own view (c) adding a new point (d) mentioning key facts
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) covering both sides (c) a clear last line (d) mentioning key facts
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) trailing off (c) a long repeat of all (d) only your own view
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) getting facts wrong (c) a long repeat of all (d) trailing off

Answer key

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

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