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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 672 · 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 an hour (d) about a minute
  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) a clear last line (b) blaming others (c) mentioning key facts (d) covering both sides
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  5. 5.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) only you (c) only the first speaker (d) the whole group
  8. 8.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) leaving out one side (c) starting a new debate (d) blaming others
  11. 11.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) at the start (c) in the middle
  12. 12.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) naming the main points (c) saying where we agreed (d) a long repeat of all
  15. 15.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) covering both sides (c) mentioning key facts (d) being short and clear
  17. 17.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  18. 18.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) naming the main points (c) a clear last line (d) trailing off
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  20. 20.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) blaming others (c) covering both sides (d) starting a new debate
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) leaving out one side (c) getting facts wrong (d) naming the main points
  25. 25.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  27. 27.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) trailing off (c) naming the main points (d) covering both sides
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) covering both sides (c) blaming others (d) saying where we agreed
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) only your own view (c) trailing off (d) blaming others
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  32. 32.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) saying where we agreed (c) only your own view (d) blaming others
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) saying where we agreed (c) getting facts wrong (d) naming the main points
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) only your own view (c) blaming others (d) being short and clear
  37. 37.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary

Answer key

  1. about a minute
  2. points in favour
  3. blaming others
  4. points against
  5. False
  6. True
  7. the whole group
  8. short and balanced
  9. a poor summary
  10. naming the main points
  11. at the end
  12. False
  13. a poor summary
  14. a long repeat of all
  15. False
  16. starting a new debate
  17. points against
  18. trailing off
  19. a good summary
  20. True
  21. covering both sides
  22. a good summary
  23. points in favour
  24. naming the main points
  25. restate the topic
  26. points in favour
  27. True
  28. trailing off
  29. blaming others
  30. a clear last line
  31. a poor summary
  32. True
  33. saying where we agreed
  34. a good summary
  35. getting facts wrong
  36. being short and clear
  37. False
  38. True
  39. False
  40. a poor summary

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