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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 700 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) naming the main points (c) a long repeat of all (d) blaming others
  3. 3.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about ten minutes (c) about an hour (d) about a minute
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  5. 5.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only the first speaker (c) only you (d) only your friends
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) blaming others (c) covering both sides (d) staying neutral
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) mentioning key facts (c) leaving out one side (d) no new arguments
  9. 9.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) naming the main points (c) staying neutral (d) covering both sides
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) only your own view (c) leaving out one side (d) a long repeat of all
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) getting facts wrong (c) a long repeat of all (d) adding a new point
  13. 13.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) mentioning key facts (c) covering both sides (d) staying neutral
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) covering both sides (c) no new arguments (d) mentioning key facts
  16. 16.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) covering both sides (c) saying where we agreed (d) leaving out one side
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) adding a new point (c) mentioning key facts (d) no new arguments
  22. 22.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  26. 26.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) staying neutral (c) only your own view (d) a long repeat of all
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) no new arguments (c) getting facts wrong (d) leaving out one side
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) being short and clear (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) starting a new debate (c) only your own view (d) getting facts wrong
  38. 38.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) a long repeat of all (c) naming the main points (d) staying neutral

Answer key

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

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