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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 599 · 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: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) mentioning key facts (c) only your own view (d) leaving out one side
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) staying neutral (c) mentioning key facts (d) covering both sides
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) saying where we agreed (c) no new arguments (d) being short and clear
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) mentioning key facts (c) getting facts wrong (d) no new arguments
  6. 6.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) naming the main points (c) adding a new point (d) mentioning key facts
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) naming the main points (c) a long repeat of all (d) only your own view
  10. 10.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  13. 13.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) getting facts wrong (c) starting a new debate (d) adding a new point
  15. 15.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) the whole group (c) only you (d) only your friends
  16. 16.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) starting a new debate (c) blaming others (d) naming the main points
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) only your own view (c) no new arguments (d) leaving out one side
  22. 22.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) blaming others (c) saying where we agreed (d) trailing off
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) leaving out one side (c) saying where we agreed (d) trailing off
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) no new arguments (c) adding a new point (d) covering both sides
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) getting facts wrong (c) trailing off (d) mentioning key facts
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) only your own view (c) saying where we agreed (d) no new arguments
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) saying where we agreed (c) covering both sides (d) starting a new debate
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) naming the main points (c) mentioning key facts (d) being short and clear
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  38. 38.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) just one word (c) about a minute (d) about an hour

Answer key

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

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