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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 538 · 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) no (b) yes
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) no new arguments (c) covering both sides (d) mentioning key facts
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) mentioning key facts (c) trailing off (d) a clear last line
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) a clear last line (c) adding a new point (d) leaving out one side
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) covering both sides (c) staying neutral (d) leaving out one side
  8. 8.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) the whole group (c) only the first speaker (d) only your friends
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) covering both sides (c) blaming others (d) a clear last line
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) mentioning key facts (c) being short and clear (d) adding a new point
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) covering both sides (d) blaming others
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  13. 13.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the start (c) at the end
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  15. 15.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) no new arguments (d) starting a new debate
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  21. 21.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) adding a new point (c) a long repeat of all (d) starting a new debate
  23. 23.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) a long repeat of all (c) saying where we agreed (d) starting a new debate
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  27. 27.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) only your own view (c) saying where we agreed (d) trailing off
  30. 30.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about ten minutes (c) about an hour (d) about a minute
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) only your own view (c) blaming others (d) adding a new point
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  33. 33.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  36. 36.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  39. 39.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary

Answer key

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

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