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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 518 · 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) in the middle (c) at the end
  2. 2.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) trailing off (c) mentioning key facts (d) saying where we agreed
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) staying neutral (c) saying where we agreed (d) no new arguments
  6. 6.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) short and balanced (c) long and one-sided
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) a clear last line (c) adding a new point (d) trailing off
  8. 8.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) the whole group (c) only you (d) only the first speaker
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) saying where we agreed (c) a clear last line (d) trailing off
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) a long repeat of all (c) adding a new point (d) covering both sides
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) covering both sides (c) a clear last line (d) a long repeat of all
  16. 16.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  17. 17.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  20. 20.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) blaming others (c) no new arguments (d) getting facts wrong
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) trailing off (c) leaving out one side (d) a clear last line
  23. 23.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  25. 25.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  26. 26.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) trailing off (c) naming the main points (d) getting facts wrong
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) blaming others (c) trailing off (d) starting a new debate
  30. 30.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  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.🧾 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 is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) only your own view (c) naming the main points (d) staying neutral
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) staying neutral (c) only your own view (d) a long repeat of all
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  37. 37.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about ten minutes (c) just one word (d) about a minute
  39. 39.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour

Answer key

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

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