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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 565 · 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 poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) covering both sides (c) only your own view (d) being short and clear
  2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  3. 3.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  5. 5.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  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 of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) naming the main points (c) only your own view (d) getting facts wrong
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) staying neutral (c) naming the main points (d) starting a new debate
  11. 11.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) the whole group (c) only the first speaker (d) only your friends
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) no new arguments (c) adding a new point (d) staying neutral
  13. 13.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) trailing off (c) no new arguments (d) starting a new debate
  15. 15.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) only your own view (c) naming the main points (d) a clear last line
  17. 17.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  18. 18.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) a long repeat of all (c) covering both sides (d) starting a new debate
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) naming the main points (c) adding a new point (d) getting facts wrong
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) saying where we agreed (c) getting facts wrong (d) mentioning key facts
  24. 24.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  25. 25.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) a clear last line (c) a long repeat of all (d) no new arguments
  28. 28.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  31. 31.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about an hour (c) just one word (d) about a minute
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  35. 35.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) adding a new point (c) mentioning key facts (d) saying where we agreed
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic

Answer key

  1. only your own view
  2. a poor summary
  3. True
  4. a good summary
  5. restate the topic
  6. restate the topic
  7. restate the topic
  8. naming the main points
  9. a poor summary
  10. starting a new debate
  11. the whole group
  12. adding a new point
  13. True
  14. no new arguments
  15. short and balanced
  16. only your own view
  17. points in favour
  18. False
  19. False
  20. True
  21. covering both sides
  22. naming the main points
  23. getting facts wrong
  24. no
  25. restate the topic
  26. points in favour
  27. a long repeat of all
  28. False
  29. False
  30. points against
  31. True
  32. about a minute
  33. a poor summary
  34. a poor summary
  35. True
  36. adding a new point
  37. a good summary
  38. a good summary
  39. points against
  40. restate the topic

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