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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 562 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) starting a new debate (d) staying neutral
  2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  3. 3.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  5. 5.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) only your own view (c) starting a new debate (d) getting facts wrong
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) starting a new debate (c) a clear last line (d) no new arguments
  9. 9.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  10. 10.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) saying where we agreed (c) leaving out one side (d) getting facts wrong
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  13. 13.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about a minute (c) just one word (d) about ten minutes
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  16. 16.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) blaming others (c) being short and clear (d) getting facts wrong
  18. 18.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  20. 20.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) trailing off (c) leaving out one side (d) getting facts wrong
  24. 24.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) trailing off (c) starting a new debate (d) being short and clear
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  28. 28.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) staying neutral (c) saying where we agreed (d) no new arguments
  31. 31.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only the first speaker (c) the whole group (d) only your friends
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) adding a new point (c) naming the main points (d) a long repeat of all
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) starting a new debate (c) leaving out one side (d) mentioning key facts
  35. 35.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) starting a new debate (c) trailing off (d) covering both sides
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) saying where we agreed (c) naming the main points (d) leaving out one side
  38. 38.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) naming the main points (c) leaving out one side (d) adding a new point
  40. 40.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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