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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 532 · 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) in the middle (b) at the end (c) at the start
  2. 2.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) a long repeat of all (c) naming the main points (d) trailing off
  4. 4.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) blaming others (c) being short and clear (d) naming the main points
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) a long repeat of all (c) starting a new debate (d) staying neutral
  9. 9.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only your friends (c) only you (d) the whole group
  11. 11.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  14. 14.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about a minute (b) about ten minutes (c) just one word (d) about an hour
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) blaming others (c) being short and clear (d) a long repeat of all
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) being short and clear (c) leaving out one side (d) no new arguments
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) a clear last line (c) covering both sides (d) being short and clear
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) a clear last line (c) adding a new point (d) covering both sides
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) covering both sides (c) being short and clear (d) naming the main points
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) mentioning key facts (c) getting facts wrong (d) adding a new point
  22. 22.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) starting a new debate (c) covering both sides (d) trailing off
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) adding a new point (c) mentioning key facts (d) covering both sides
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) blaming others (c) staying neutral (d) a long repeat of all
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  27. 27.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) mentioning key facts (c) getting facts wrong (d) no new arguments
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) blaming others (c) a clear last line (d) a long repeat of all
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  32. 32.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  33. 33.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) saying where we agreed (c) staying neutral (d) naming the main points
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) blaming others (c) getting facts wrong (d) no new arguments
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) saying where we agreed (c) starting a new debate (d) adding a new point
  39. 39.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary

Answer key

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

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