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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 558 · 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.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  4. 4.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the end (c) at the start
  5. 5.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) adding a new point (c) mentioning key facts (d) being short and clear
  8. 8.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) new and surprising (c) long and one-sided
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) naming the main points (c) no new arguments (d) staying neutral
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) naming the main points (c) no new arguments (d) covering both sides
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) blaming others (c) starting a new debate (d) getting facts wrong
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) starting a new debate (c) naming the main points (d) leaving out one side
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  16. 16.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) getting facts wrong (c) mentioning key facts (d) no new arguments
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) only your own view (c) no new arguments (d) starting a new debate
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) blaming others (c) no new arguments (d) starting a new debate
  20. 20.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about an hour (c) about a minute (d) just one word
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) being short and clear (c) leaving out one side (d) adding a new point
  22. 22.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) covering both sides (c) being short and clear (d) blaming others
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) mentioning key facts (c) covering both sides (d) saying where we agreed
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) covering both sides (c) only your own view (d) getting facts wrong
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) a long repeat of all
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) staying neutral (c) starting a new debate (d) naming the main points
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  31. 31.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) starting a new debate (c) a clear last line (d) a long repeat of all
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) only your own view (c) adding a new point (d) getting facts wrong
  36. 36.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only the first speaker (c) the whole group (d) only your friends
  37. 37.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) naming the main points (c) blaming others (d) trailing off

Answer key

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

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