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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 528 · 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.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about a minute (b) just one word (c) about ten minutes (d) about an hour
  2. 2.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) no new arguments (c) mentioning key facts (d) saying where we agreed
  4. 4.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) a clear last line (c) saying where we agreed (d) adding a new point
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) a long repeat of all (c) blaming others (d) getting facts wrong
  8. 8.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  9. 9.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) naming the main points (c) blaming others (d) a long repeat of all
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) adding a new point (c) a clear last line (d) saying where we agreed
  12. 12.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) staying neutral (c) blaming others (d) mentioning key facts
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  15. 15.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) the whole group (c) only your friends (d) only the first speaker
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) covering both sides (c) getting facts wrong (d) a clear last line
  17. 17.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) leaving out one side (c) getting facts wrong (d) trailing off
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) only your own view (c) blaming others (d) saying where we agreed
  20. 20.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (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) a long repeat of all (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point
  24. 24.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) saying where we agreed (c) no new arguments (d) covering both sides
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) covering both sides (c) a long repeat of all (d) only your own view
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) staying neutral (c) only your own view (d) a clear last line
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  32. 32.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) starting a new debate (c) adding a new point (d) a clear last line
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) adding a new point (c) mentioning key facts (d) a long repeat of all
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  36. 36.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  37. 37.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) a long repeat of all
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary

Answer key

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

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