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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 635 · 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: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  3. 3.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) leaving out one side (c) trailing off (d) no new arguments
  7. 7.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) trailing off (c) blaming others (d) naming the main points
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) no new arguments (c) a long repeat of all (d) covering both sides
  10. 10.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about ten minutes (c) about an hour (d) about a minute
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) leaving out one side (c) trailing off (d) blaming others
  12. 12.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) being short and clear (c) trailing off (d) leaving out one side
  14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) adding a new point (c) saying where we agreed (d) a clear last line
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  18. 18.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “starting a new debate” 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) leaving out one side (c) getting facts wrong (d) mentioning key facts
  22. 22.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only you (c) only your friends (d) the whole group
  23. 23.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  26. 26.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) mentioning key facts (c) no new arguments (d) covering both sides
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) no new arguments (c) blaming others (d) only your own view
  29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) a clear last line (c) mentioning key facts (d) naming the main points
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) only your own view (c) being short and clear (d) blaming others
  34. 34.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) getting facts wrong (c) adding a new point (d) blaming others
  36. 36.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) new and surprising (c) long and one-sided
  37. 37.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) no new arguments (c) mentioning key facts (d) naming the main points
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary

Answer key

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

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