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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 687 · 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.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  2. 2.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) just one word (c) about an hour (d) about a minute
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) mentioning key facts (c) leaving out one side (d) trailing off
  4. 4.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  5. 5.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only the first speaker (c) the whole group (d) only your friends
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  7. 7.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) only your own view (c) staying neutral (d) trailing off
  9. 9.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) only your own view (c) blaming others (d) trailing off
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) saying where we agreed (c) no new arguments (d) naming the main points
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) only your own view (c) staying neutral (d) blaming others
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) leaving out one side (c) adding a new point (d) blaming others
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) adding a new point (c) trailing off (d) starting a new debate
  16. 16.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  17. 17.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) getting facts wrong (c) naming the main points (d) mentioning key facts
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  23. 23.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) saying where we agreed (c) covering both sides (d) starting a new debate
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  27. 27.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) staying neutral (c) mentioning key facts (d) a clear last line
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) saying where we agreed (c) only your own view (d) leaving out one side
  30. 30.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) covering both sides (c) being short and clear (d) only your own view
  32. 32.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) a long repeat of all (c) only your own view (d) naming the main points
  34. 34.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) naming the main points (c) trailing off (d) a clear last line
  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: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) naming the main points (c) staying neutral (d) being short and clear
  40. 40.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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