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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 561 · 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) no new arguments (c) a long repeat of all (d) blaming others
  2. 2.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) just one word (c) about ten minutes (d) about a minute
  3. 3.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) getting facts wrong (c) a long repeat of all (d) covering both sides
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) mentioning key facts (c) a long repeat of all (d) adding a new point
  8. 8.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  10. 10.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  13. 13.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the start (c) at the end
  14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) no new arguments (c) covering both sides (d) naming the main points
  17. 17.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only you (c) only the first speaker (d) only your friends
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) trailing off (c) saying where we agreed (d) adding a new point
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  22. 22.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) adding a new point (c) trailing off (d) a clear last line
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  26. 26.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) being short and clear (c) no new arguments (d) saying where we agreed
  29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) getting facts wrong (c) covering both sides (d) a clear last line
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) a long repeat of all (c) saying where we agreed (d) mentioning key facts
  32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  33. 33.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) getting facts wrong (c) a long repeat of all (d) being short and clear
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) covering both sides (c) leaving out one side (d) no new arguments
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) a long repeat of all (c) saying where we agreed (d) starting a new debate
  37. 37.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) being short and clear (c) naming the main points (d) no new arguments
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) saying where we agreed (c) covering both sides (d) being short and clear

Answer key

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

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