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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 686 · 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 start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) a clear last line (c) mentioning key facts (d) adding a new point
  3. 3.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) being short and clear (c) covering both sides (d) naming the main points
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) trailing off (c) covering both sides (d) only your own view
  8. 8.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about a minute (b) about an hour (c) just one word (d) about ten minutes
  10. 10.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  12. 12.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only your friends (c) the whole group (d) only you
  14. 14.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) no new arguments (c) covering both sides (d) naming the main points
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) naming the main points (c) being short and clear (d) trailing off
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) starting a new debate (c) only your own view (d) trailing off
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) getting facts wrong (c) staying neutral (d) naming the main points
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) mentioning key facts (c) only your own view (d) being short and clear
  26. 26.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) mentioning key facts (c) adding a new point (d) blaming others
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) mentioning key facts (c) being short and clear (d) naming the main points
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) leaving out one side (c) only your own view (d) saying where we agreed
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  32. 32.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  35. 35.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  38. 38.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) no new arguments (c) adding a new point (d) getting facts wrong

Answer key

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

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