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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 680 · 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.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  2. 2.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) only your own view (c) no new arguments (d) naming the main points
  5. 5.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) getting facts wrong (c) staying neutral (d) a long repeat of all
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) no new arguments (c) being short and clear (d) covering both sides
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) leaving out one side (c) no new arguments (d) getting facts wrong
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) a clear last line
  12. 12.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  16. 16.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  17. 17.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) blaming others (c) staying neutral (d) naming the main points
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) a clear last line (c) covering both sides (d) naming the main points
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) being short and clear
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  22. 22.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) getting facts wrong (c) trailing off (d) naming the main points
  26. 26.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the start (c) at the end
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) covering both sides (c) adding a new point (d) only your own view
  28. 28.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) saying where we agreed (c) adding a new point (d) leaving out one side
  30. 30.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only the first speaker (c) only your friends (d) the whole group
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) leaving out one side (c) mentioning key facts (d) covering both sides
  32. 32.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) mentioning key facts (c) staying neutral (d) getting facts wrong
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) saying where we agreed (c) mentioning key facts (d) adding a new point
  35. 35.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  37. 37.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against

Answer key

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

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