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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 502 · 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.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) leaving out one side (c) starting a new debate (d) staying neutral
  3. 3.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) covering both sides (c) being short and clear (d) mentioning key facts
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) saying where we agreed (c) starting a new debate (d) blaming others
  6. 6.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only the first speaker (c) the whole group (d) only your friends
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) adding a new point (c) trailing off (d) leaving out one side
  8. 8.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) being short and clear (c) a clear last line (d) trailing off
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) a clear last line (c) no new arguments (d) being short and clear
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) a long repeat of all (c) getting facts wrong (d) starting a new debate
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) only your own view (c) leaving out one side (d) naming the main points
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) a long repeat of all (c) adding a new point (d) mentioning key facts
  18. 18.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) leaving out one side (c) covering both sides (d) saying where we agreed
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) adding a new point (d) mentioning key facts
  24. 24.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) in the middle (c) at the start
  26. 26.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about ten minutes (c) about an hour (d) about a minute
  27. 27.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) being short and clear (c) a clear last line (d) only your own view
  33. 33.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) staying neutral (c) starting a new debate (d) naming the main points
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) only your own view
  37. 37.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  39. 39.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) blaming others (c) staying neutral (d) a long repeat of all
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary

Answer key

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

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