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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 627 · 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: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) naming the main points (c) being short and clear (d) saying where we agreed
  3. 3.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) adding a new point (c) a long repeat of all (d) getting facts wrong
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) covering both sides (c) getting facts wrong (d) leaving out one side
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) staying neutral (c) only your own view (d) naming the main points
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  10. 10.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) naming the main points (c) staying neutral (d) trailing off
  12. 12.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only your friends (c) the whole group (d) only you
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  16. 16.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) adding a new point
  18. 18.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) adding a new point (c) being short and clear (d) mentioning key facts
  20. 20.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) staying neutral (c) adding a new point (d) leaving out one side
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  24. 24.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about a minute (c) about ten minutes (d) just one word
  25. 25.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) new and surprising (c) long and one-sided
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  29. 29.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) being short and clear (c) no new arguments (d) covering both sides
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) trailing off (c) leaving out one side (d) starting a new debate
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  34. 34.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  35. 35.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) covering both sides (c) getting facts wrong (d) staying neutral
  37. 37.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) a long repeat of all (c) no new arguments (d) trailing off
  39. 39.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) mentioning key facts (c) starting a new debate (d) covering both sides
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) starting a new debate (c) blaming others (d) a long repeat of all

Answer key

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

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