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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 72 · 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.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) no new arguments (c) starting a new debate (d) covering both sides
  3. 3.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) covering both sides (c) a long repeat of all (d) adding a new point
  5. 5.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  7. 7.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about a minute (c) just one word (d) about ten minutes
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) only your own view (c) blaming others (d) staying neutral
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) no new arguments (c) saying where we agreed (d) starting a new debate
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) mentioning key facts (c) trailing off (d) a long repeat of all
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) starting a new debate (c) leaving out one side (d) naming the main points
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) blaming others (c) no new arguments (d) being short and clear
  13. 13.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) getting facts wrong (c) saying where we agreed (d) a long repeat of all
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) getting facts wrong (c) adding a new point (d) saying where we agreed
  17. 17.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) mentioning key facts (c) a clear last line (d) naming the main points
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) a clear last line (c) only your own view (d) adding a new point
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) a long repeat of all (c) covering both sides (d) being short and clear
  25. 25.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) saying where we agreed (c) mentioning key facts (d) staying neutral
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  32. 32.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) at the start (c) in the middle
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) no new arguments (c) naming the main points (d) mentioning key facts
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  35. 35.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only the first speaker (c) only your friends (d) the whole group
  37. 37.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) adding a new point (c) being short and clear (d) naming the main points

Answer key

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

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