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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 582 · 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: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) leaving out one side (c) a long repeat of all (d) staying neutral
  4. 4.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  5. 5.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  6. 6.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about ten minutes (c) just one word (d) about a minute
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) no new arguments (c) adding a new point (d) being short and clear
  8. 8.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  10. 10.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) getting facts wrong (c) mentioning key facts (d) adding a new point
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) starting a new debate (c) covering both sides (d) mentioning key facts
  17. 17.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) a clear last line (c) starting a new debate (d) naming the main points
  19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  20. 20.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) only your own view (c) a long repeat of all (d) a clear last line
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) a long repeat of all (c) mentioning key facts (d) starting a new debate
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) saying where we agreed (d) starting a new debate
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) being short and clear (c) covering both sides (d) blaming others
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) getting facts wrong (c) trailing off (d) only your own view
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) a clear last line (c) staying neutral (d) leaving out one side
  29. 29.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) being short and clear (c) only your own view (d) getting facts wrong
  33. 33.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) adding a new point (c) mentioning key facts (d) naming the main points
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) a long repeat of all (c) a clear last line (d) naming the main points
  36. 36.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  39. 39.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only you (c) only your friends (d) only the first speaker
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary

Answer key

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

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