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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 68 · 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.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) in the middle (c) at the start
  2. 2.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) mentioning key facts (c) no new arguments (d) only your own view
  6. 6.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  8. 8.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only you (c) only your friends (d) the whole group
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) saying where we agreed (c) staying neutral (d) getting facts wrong
  11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) leaving out one side (c) only your own view (d) adding a new point
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  14. 14.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
  15. 15.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) trailing off (c) no new arguments (d) getting facts wrong
  18. 18.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) only your own view (c) trailing off (d) no new arguments
  20. 20.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) only your own view (c) adding a new point (d) saying where we agreed
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  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.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) staying neutral (c) no new arguments (d) adding a new point
  27. 27.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  28. 28.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) being short and clear (c) mentioning key facts (d) trailing off
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) adding a new point (c) saying where we agreed (d) mentioning key facts
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) trailing off (c) a long repeat of all (d) getting facts wrong
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  33. 33.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) starting a new debate (c) saying where we agreed (d) only your own view
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  36. 36.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) leaving out one side (c) adding a new point (d) naming the main points
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) only your own view (d) no new arguments
  39. 39.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about an hour (c) about a minute (d) about ten minutes
  40. 40.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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