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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 542 · 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.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) short and balanced (c) long and one-sided
  2. 2.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  4. 4.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) leaving out one side (c) staying neutral (d) adding a new point
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) mentioning key facts (c) staying neutral (d) no new arguments
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  9. 9.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  10. 10.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) being short and clear (c) blaming others (d) naming the main points
  13. 13.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about ten minutes (c) just one word (d) about a minute
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) leaving out one side (c) naming the main points (d) a long repeat of all
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) leaving out one side (c) staying neutral (d) naming the main points
  17. 17.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  18. 18.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only your friends (c) only the first speaker (d) the whole group
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) no new arguments (c) only your own view (d) staying neutral
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) only your own view (c) a long repeat of all (d) being short and clear
  22. 22.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) saying where we agreed (c) getting facts wrong (d) naming the main points
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) saying where we agreed (c) starting a new debate (d) naming the main points
  25. 25.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) mentioning key facts (c) leaving out one side (d) staying neutral
  27. 27.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) getting facts wrong (c) no new arguments (d) leaving out one side
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) leaving out one side (c) trailing off (d) a long repeat of all
  30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) a clear last line (c) mentioning key facts (d) a long repeat of all
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  33. 33.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  35. 35.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  38. 38.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary

Answer key

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

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