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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 646 · 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.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) naming the main points
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) staying neutral (c) saying where we agreed (d) blaming others
  3. 3.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) adding a new point (c) trailing off (d) only your own view
  7. 7.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) new and surprising (c) long and one-sided
  8. 8.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only you (c) the whole group (d) only your friends
  9. 9.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) trailing off (c) naming the main points (d) no new arguments
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) leaving out one side (c) trailing off (d) a long repeat of all
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) trailing off (c) only your own view (d) a long repeat of all
  14. 14.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) adding a new point (c) getting facts wrong (d) trailing off
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) no new arguments (c) mentioning key facts (d) naming the main points
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) adding a new point (c) trailing off (d) naming the main points
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) naming the main points (c) saying where we agreed (d) being short and clear
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) trailing off (c) only your own view (d) a long repeat of all
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  25. 25.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) saying where we agreed (c) adding a new point (d) a clear last line
  27. 27.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) staying neutral (c) a clear last line (d) getting facts wrong
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  31. 31.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) trailing off (c) saying where we agreed (d) adding a new point
  33. 33.🔍 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
  34. 34.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) just one word (c) about a minute (d) about an hour
  35. 35.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  38. 38.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  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. naming the main points
  2. blaming others
  3. restate the topic
  4. restate the topic
  5. a good summary
  6. no new arguments
  7. short and balanced
  8. the whole group
  9. False
  10. a poor summary
  11. trailing off
  12. mentioning key facts
  13. mentioning key facts
  14. False
  15. covering both sides
  16. a good summary
  17. a good summary
  18. True
  19. only your own view
  20. naming the main points
  21. starting a new debate
  22. covering both sides
  23. a good summary
  24. points in favour
  25. False
  26. adding a new point
  27. True
  28. getting facts wrong
  29. a good summary
  30. a poor summary
  31. True
  32. saying where we agreed
  33. being short and clear
  34. about a minute
  35. False
  36. False
  37. at the end
  38. False
  39. no
  40. points against

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