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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 692 · 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) at the end (c) in the middle
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) only your own view (c) staying neutral (d) being short and clear
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) mentioning key facts (c) getting facts wrong (d) naming the main points
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) starting a new debate (c) naming the main points (d) mentioning key facts
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  8. 8.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  9. 9.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) saying where we agreed (c) no new arguments (d) staying neutral
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  14. 14.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) staying neutral (c) only your own view (d) no new arguments
  16. 16.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about a minute (c) about an hour (d) about ten minutes
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) staying neutral (c) leaving out one side (d) mentioning key facts
  18. 18.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only your friends (c) only the first speaker (d) only you
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  20. 20.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  23. 23.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) only your own view (c) adding a new point (d) staying neutral
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) trailing off (c) being short and clear (d) naming the main points
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) blaming others (c) mentioning key facts (d) staying neutral
  29. 29.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  30. 30.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) leaving out one side (c) trailing off (d) getting facts wrong
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  33. 33.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) leaving out one side (c) only your own view (d) being short and clear
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  36. 36.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) getting facts wrong (c) only your own view (d) being short and clear
  38. 38.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) no new arguments (c) a long repeat of all (d) staying neutral
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) no new arguments (c) getting facts wrong (d) mentioning key facts

Answer key

  1. at the end
  2. only your own view
  3. getting facts wrong
  4. a good summary
  5. a poor summary
  6. starting a new debate
  7. restate the topic
  8. restate the topic
  9. restate the topic
  10. a good summary
  11. blaming others
  12. a poor summary
  13. a good summary
  14. False
  15. only your own view
  16. about a minute
  17. leaving out one side
  18. the whole group
  19. a poor summary
  20. True
  21. True
  22. points against
  23. points in favour
  24. staying neutral
  25. trailing off
  26. points against
  27. a good summary
  28. blaming others
  29. short and balanced
  30. True
  31. staying neutral
  32. a good summary
  33. False
  34. being short and clear
  35. a poor summary
  36. True
  37. being short and clear
  38. True
  39. a long repeat of all
  40. getting facts wrong

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