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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 748 · 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: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) starting a new debate (c) only your own view (d) staying neutral
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  5. 5.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) the whole group (c) only your friends (d) only you
  6. 6.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) at the start (c) in the middle
  7. 7.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  10. 10.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  11. 11.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) staying neutral (c) mentioning key facts (d) trailing off
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) mentioning key facts (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) no new arguments (c) trailing off (d) blaming others
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) saying where we agreed (c) trailing off (d) covering both sides
  17. 17.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  19. 19.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about ten minutes (c) about an hour (d) about a minute
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) being short and clear (c) naming the main points (d) leaving out one side
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) blaming others (c) adding a new point (d) trailing off
  22. 22.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) being short and clear (c) mentioning key facts (d) getting facts wrong
  26. 26.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) no new arguments (c) saying where we agreed (d) naming the main points
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) naming the main points (c) mentioning key facts (d) adding a new point
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  34. 34.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) saying where we agreed (c) adding a new point (d) only your own view
  36. 36.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a good summary
  3. staying neutral
  4. a poor summary
  5. the whole group
  6. at the end
  7. False
  8. True
  9. a good summary
  10. short and balanced
  11. False
  12. trailing off
  13. adding a new point
  14. no new arguments
  15. a good summary
  16. trailing off
  17. False
  18. a poor summary
  19. about a minute
  20. leaving out one side
  21. being short and clear
  22. True
  23. no
  24. points against
  25. getting facts wrong
  26. False
  27. points in favour
  28. a poor summary
  29. only your own view
  30. a poor summary
  31. adding a new point
  32. a good summary
  33. restate the topic
  34. True
  35. saying where we agreed
  36. True
  37. True
  38. restate the topic
  39. points in favour
  40. restate the topic

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