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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 590 · 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 good GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) blaming others (c) a long repeat of all (d) only your own view
  2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  3. 3.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  4. 4.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) starting a new debate (c) no new arguments (d) trailing off
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) starting a new debate (c) only your own view (d) naming the main points
  8. 8.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only your friends (c) the whole group (d) only the first speaker
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) no new arguments (c) mentioning key facts (d) getting facts wrong
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  14. 14.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) new and surprising (c) long and one-sided
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) starting a new debate (c) leaving out one side (d) staying neutral
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) leaving out one side (c) getting facts wrong (d) a clear last line
  17. 17.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) leaving out one side (c) being short and clear (d) no new arguments
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) a long repeat of all (c) getting facts wrong (d) only your own view
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) trailing off (c) adding a new point (d) no new arguments
  24. 24.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) naming the main points (c) covering both sides (d) staying neutral
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) trailing off (c) covering both sides (d) saying where we agreed
  27. 27.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about an hour (c) about ten minutes (d) about a minute
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) a long repeat of all (c) starting a new debate (d) being short and clear
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) saying where we agreed (c) a clear last line (d) covering both sides
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) naming the main points (c) mentioning key facts (d) a long repeat of all
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  34. 34.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) staying neutral (c) saying where we agreed (d) covering both sides
  37. 37.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) no new arguments (c) naming the main points (d) covering both sides
  39. 39.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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