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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 655 · 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) only your own view (b) adding a new point (c) getting facts wrong (d) staying neutral
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) being short and clear (c) no new arguments (d) covering both sides
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) leaving out one side (c) being short and clear (d) only your own view
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) a clear last line (c) covering both sides (d) staying neutral
  6. 6.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) in the middle (c) at the start
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) mentioning key facts (c) no new arguments (d) saying where we agreed
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) no new arguments (c) only your own view (d) being short and clear
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) starting a new debate (c) naming the main points (d) getting facts wrong
  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) no new arguments (b) covering both sides (c) only your own view (d) staying neutral
  14. 14.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) being short and clear (c) starting a new debate (d) trailing off
  17. 17.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only you (c) only your friends (d) the whole group
  18. 18.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about a minute (b) just one word (c) about ten minutes (d) about an hour
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  20. 20.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  22. 22.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  23. 23.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) short and balanced (c) long and one-sided
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) no new arguments (c) covering both sides (d) a clear last line
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  26. 26.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) mentioning key facts (c) trailing off (d) starting a new debate
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) starting a new debate (c) naming the main points (d) being short and clear
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) adding a new point (c) a long repeat of all (d) naming the main points
  30. 30.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) covering both sides (c) no new arguments (d) a long repeat of all
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  36. 36.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) being short and clear (c) a long repeat of all (d) naming the main points
  38. 38.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) a clear last line (c) naming the main points (d) saying where we agreed

Answer key

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

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