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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 526 · 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.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  2. 2.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) being short and clear (c) getting facts wrong (d) naming the main points
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) a clear last line (c) adding a new point (d) mentioning key facts
  7. 7.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) the whole group (c) only the first speaker (d) only you
  8. 8.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  9. 9.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) starting a new debate (c) leaving out one side (d) mentioning key facts
  13. 13.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about a minute (c) about an hour (d) about ten minutes
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  16. 16.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) staying neutral (c) leaving out one side (d) mentioning key facts
  23. 23.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) being short and clear (c) a long repeat of all (d) staying neutral
  25. 25.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  26. 26.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) naming the main points (c) only your own view (d) covering both sides
  28. 28.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  31. 31.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) saying where we agreed (c) leaving out one side (d) covering both sides
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) getting facts wrong (c) staying neutral (d) blaming others
  34. 34.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) no new arguments (c) only your own view (d) getting facts wrong
  36. 36.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) only your own view
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  39. 39.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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