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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 540 · 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.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) covering both sides (c) no new arguments (d) trailing off
  3. 3.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) staying neutral (c) starting a new debate (d) adding a new point
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) trailing off (c) mentioning key facts (d) starting a new debate
  6. 6.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) adding a new point (c) covering both sides (d) a long repeat of all
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) blaming others (c) covering both sides (d) getting facts wrong
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) getting facts wrong (c) saying where we agreed (d) naming the main points
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) naming the main points (c) leaving out one side (d) staying neutral
  14. 14.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) a clear last line
  16. 16.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) saying where we agreed (d) a long repeat of all
  18. 18.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only your friends (c) only the first speaker (d) the whole group
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) getting facts wrong (c) no new arguments (d) naming the main points
  22. 22.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  23. 23.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  25. 25.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  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: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) no new arguments (c) a long repeat of all (d) adding a new point
  29. 29.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) blaming others (c) starting a new debate (d) no new arguments
  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.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) starting a new debate (c) naming the main points (d) getting facts wrong
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) saying where we agreed (c) mentioning key facts (d) adding a new point
  37. 37.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  40. 40.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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