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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 546 · 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) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) staying neutral (c) a long repeat of all (d) getting facts wrong
  3. 3.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) being short and clear (c) saying where we agreed (d) no new arguments
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  7. 7.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) short and balanced (c) long and one-sided
  8. 8.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only the first speaker (c) only your friends (d) only you
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) starting a new debate (c) no new arguments (d) blaming others
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) staying neutral (c) only your own view (d) naming the main points
  12. 12.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about a minute (c) about an hour (d) about ten minutes
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  14. 14.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) adding a new point (c) trailing off (d) covering both sides
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) no new arguments (c) a clear last line (d) trailing off
  17. 17.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  18. 18.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) starting a new debate (c) adding a new point (d) mentioning key facts
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  22. 22.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) saying where we agreed (c) no new arguments (d) leaving out one side
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) only your own view (c) mentioning key facts (d) adding a new point
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) starting a new debate (c) adding a new point (d) a clear last line
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) trailing off (c) being short and clear (d) adding a new point
  28. 28.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) blaming others (c) saying where we agreed (d) starting a new debate
  31. 31.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) leaving out one side (c) naming the main points (d) only your own view
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) being short and clear (c) no new arguments (d) a long repeat of all
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) saying where we agreed (c) no new arguments (d) naming the main points
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  37. 37.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic

Answer key

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

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