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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 665 · 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 ten minutes (c) about a minute (d) about an hour
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) naming the main points (c) a long repeat of all (d) adding a new point
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) mentioning key facts (c) a long repeat of all (d) a clear last line
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  7. 7.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) getting facts wrong (c) covering both sides (d) naming the main points
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) naming the main points (c) covering both sides (d) blaming others
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  11. 11.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) the whole group (c) only you (d) only your friends
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) being short and clear (c) no new arguments (d) trailing off
  17. 17.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) new and surprising (c) long and one-sided
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) saying where we agreed (c) leaving out one side (d) trailing off
  20. 20.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) starting a new debate (d) no new arguments
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  24. 24.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  26. 26.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) at the start (c) in the middle
  27. 27.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) leaving out one side (c) blaming others (d) staying neutral
  29. 29.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) no new arguments (c) being short and clear (d) adding a new point
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) only your own view (c) staying neutral (d) covering both sides
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) trailing off
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) a long repeat of all (c) being short and clear (d) blaming others
  37. 37.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) mentioning key facts (c) starting a new debate (d) trailing off
  40. 40.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes

Answer key

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

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