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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 62 · 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.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about an hour (c) about a minute (d) about ten minutes
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  3. 3.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) staying neutral (c) covering both sides (d) starting a new debate
  5. 5.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) the whole group (c) only the first speaker (d) only you
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) only your own view (c) trailing off (d) mentioning key facts
  9. 9.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) adding a new point (c) trailing off (d) covering both sides
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) getting facts wrong (c) a long repeat of all (d) blaming others
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) starting a new debate (c) staying neutral (d) adding a new point
  15. 15.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) no new arguments (c) a clear last line (d) staying neutral
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) adding a new point (c) covering both sides (d) saying where we agreed
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) adding a new point (c) no new arguments (d) leaving out one side
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) getting facts wrong (c) a long repeat of all (d) starting a new debate
  24. 24.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  26. 26.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the end (c) at the start
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) saying where we agreed (c) trailing off (d) a long repeat of all
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  29. 29.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) adding a new point (c) starting a new debate (d) getting facts wrong
  31. 31.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) mentioning key facts (c) blaming others (d) staying neutral
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  35. 35.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) covering both sides (c) mentioning key facts (d) saying where we agreed
  38. 38.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  39. 39.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary

Answer key

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

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