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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 593 · 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.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) being short and clear (c) saying where we agreed (d) trailing off
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) blaming others (c) no new arguments (d) only your own view
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  5. 5.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  8. 8.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) being short and clear (c) leaving out one side (d) naming the main points
  10. 10.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) starting a new debate (c) a long repeat of all (d) blaming others
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) naming the main points (c) mentioning key facts (d) getting facts wrong
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) blaming others (c) covering both sides (d) a long repeat of all
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) mentioning key facts (c) naming the main points (d) saying where we agreed
  16. 16.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) only you (c) only the first speaker (d) the whole group
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) mentioning key facts (c) a clear last line (d) a long repeat of all
  18. 18.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) no new arguments (c) naming the main points (d) only your own view
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) covering both sides (c) being short and clear (d) blaming others
  21. 21.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  25. 25.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) blaming others (c) trailing off (d) staying neutral
  27. 27.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  28. 28.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  29. 29.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  32. 32.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) blaming others (c) getting facts wrong (d) only your own view
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  36. 36.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  37. 37.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) staying neutral (c) starting a new debate (d) adding a new point
  39. 39.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed

Answer key

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

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