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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 557 · 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.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) a long repeat of all (c) being short and clear (d) only your own view
  2. 2.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the end (c) at the start
  3. 3.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) just one word (c) about ten minutes (d) about a minute
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  5. 5.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) a long repeat of all (c) no new arguments (d) being short and clear
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) adding a new point (c) saying where we agreed (d) leaving out one side
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) leaving out one side (c) getting facts wrong (d) blaming others
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) staying neutral (c) saying where we agreed (d) naming the main points
  10. 10.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  13. 13.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) a clear last line (c) only your own view (d) trailing off
  15. 15.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) getting facts wrong (c) covering both sides (d) naming the main points
  18. 18.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  19. 19.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  22. 22.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) leaving out one side (c) no new arguments (d) only your own view
  24. 24.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.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) blaming others
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) being short and clear (c) mentioning key facts (d) trailing off
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  30. 30.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  32. 32.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) only you (c) only the first speaker (d) the whole group
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) leaving out one side (c) getting facts wrong (d) trailing off
  36. 36.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  39. 39.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against

Answer key

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

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