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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 581 · 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.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) a long repeat of all (c) staying neutral (d) mentioning key facts
  4. 4.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
  5. 5.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the start (c) at the end
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  7. 7.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only you (c) the whole group (d) only your friends
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) blaming others (c) covering both sides (d) getting facts wrong
  9. 9.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) covering both sides (c) getting facts wrong (d) a clear last line
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) a long repeat of all (c) no new arguments (d) mentioning key facts
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) only your own view (c) staying neutral (d) saying where we agreed
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) being short and clear (c) saying where we agreed (d) trailing off
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  16. 16.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  17. 17.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) starting a new debate (c) no new arguments (d) staying neutral
  22. 22.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) adding a new point (c) a clear last line (d) mentioning key facts
  24. 24.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) a clear last line (c) no new arguments (d) blaming others
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  27. 27.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) blaming others (c) being short and clear (d) covering both sides
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) blaming others (c) starting a new debate (d) trailing off
  34. 34.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  36. 36.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  39. 39.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) only your own view (c) getting facts wrong (d) no new arguments
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary

Answer key

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

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