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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 673 · 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: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) trailing off (c) no new arguments (d) adding a new point
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) a clear last line (c) being short and clear (d) leaving out one side
  4. 4.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) a long repeat of all (c) a clear last line (d) covering both sides
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) starting a new debate (c) staying neutral (d) leaving out one side
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) staying neutral (c) adding a new point (d) mentioning key facts
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) covering both sides (c) only your own view (d) adding a new point
  10. 10.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) the whole group (c) only the first speaker (d) only you
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) a long repeat of all (c) adding a new point (d) being short and clear
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) saying where we agreed (c) mentioning key facts (d) getting facts wrong
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) no new arguments (c) leaving out one side (d) covering both sides
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) a clear last line (c) trailing off (d) naming the main points
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) saying where we agreed (c) naming the main points (d) staying neutral
  18. 18.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about a minute (c) about ten minutes (d) just one word
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) trailing off (c) blaming others (d) only your own view
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) being short and clear (c) saying where we agreed (d) mentioning key facts
  22. 22.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  23. 23.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) naming the main points (c) starting a new debate (d) mentioning key facts
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  26. 26.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) short and balanced (c) long and one-sided
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  28. 28.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) saying where we agreed (c) mentioning key facts (d) a clear last line
  30. 30.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  32. 32.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  33. 33.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) staying neutral (c) blaming others (d) naming the main points
  36. 36.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  39. 39.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) no new arguments (c) a clear last line (d) only your own view

Answer key

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

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