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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 694 · 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) no (b) yes
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) a long repeat of all (c) only your own view (d) saying where we agreed
  3. 3.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) no new arguments (c) leaving out one side (d) covering both sides
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) starting a new debate (c) getting facts wrong (d) trailing off
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) naming the main points (c) being short and clear (d) getting facts wrong
  9. 9.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only you (c) only your friends (d) only the first speaker
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) starting a new debate (c) blaming others (d) a clear last line
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) saying where we agreed (d) blaming others
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) naming the main points (c) only your own view (d) a clear last line
  14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) no new arguments (c) only your own view (d) naming the main points
  16. 16.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) a long repeat of all (c) getting facts wrong (d) leaving out one side
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) leaving out one side (c) naming the main points (d) trailing off
  20. 20.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) saying where we agreed (c) being short and clear (d) naming the main points
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) covering both sides (c) getting facts wrong (d) staying neutral
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) saying where we agreed (c) no new arguments (d) trailing off
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) adding a new point (c) mentioning key facts (d) leaving out one side
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) adding a new point (c) blaming others (d) only your own view
  30. 30.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  34. 34.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) being short and clear (c) starting a new debate (d) mentioning key facts
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) trailing off (c) only your own view (d) blaming others
  38. 38.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about an hour (c) just one word (d) about a minute
  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. saying where we agreed
  3. True
  4. leaving out one side
  5. a good summary
  6. covering both sides
  7. a good summary
  8. getting facts wrong
  9. the whole group
  10. a good summary
  11. a clear last line
  12. blaming others
  13. only your own view
  14. restate the topic
  15. only your own view
  16. False
  17. saying where we agreed
  18. points against
  19. naming the main points
  20. True
  21. blaming others
  22. getting facts wrong
  23. a poor summary
  24. points in favour
  25. trailing off
  26. restate the topic
  27. a poor summary
  28. mentioning key facts
  29. a clear last line
  30. True
  31. True
  32. short and balanced
  33. a poor summary
  34. False
  35. False
  36. starting a new debate
  37. naming the main points
  38. True
  39. about a minute
  40. points in favour

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