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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 568 · 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: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  2. 2.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) covering both sides (c) trailing off (d) staying neutral
  7. 7.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) only the first speaker (c) only you (d) the whole group
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) getting facts wrong (c) staying neutral (d) only your own view
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) no new arguments (c) saying where we agreed (d) blaming others
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) only your own view (c) leaving out one side (d) saying where we agreed
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  12. 12.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) covering both sides (c) no new arguments (d) leaving out one side
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) leaving out one side
  15. 15.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  17. 17.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) no new arguments (c) naming the main points (d) staying neutral
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) a long repeat of all (c) no new arguments (d) staying neutral
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) naming the main points (c) covering both sides (d) blaming others
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) no new arguments (c) saying where we agreed (d) a clear last line
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) adding a new point (c) only your own view (d) covering both sides
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) adding a new point (c) blaming others (d) trailing off
  30. 30.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about a minute (b) about ten minutes (c) just one word (d) about an hour
  31. 31.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the start (c) at the end
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  35. 35.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  37. 37.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) adding a new point (c) naming the main points (d) mentioning key facts
  39. 39.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) getting facts wrong (c) adding a new point (d) no new arguments
  40. 40.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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