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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 759 · 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.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  2. 2.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) no new arguments (c) staying neutral (d) only your own view
  4. 4.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  6. 6.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) the whole group (c) only your friends (d) only you
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  8. 8.True or false: “staying neutral” 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.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) leaving out one side (c) blaming others (d) mentioning key facts
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  13. 13.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) a long repeat of all (c) adding a new point (d) getting facts wrong
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) covering both sides (c) a clear last line (d) starting a new debate
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) starting a new debate (c) naming the main points (d) trailing off
  20. 20.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) being short and clear (c) staying neutral (d) a clear last line
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) only your own view (c) no new arguments (d) adding a new point
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) mentioning key facts (c) staying neutral (d) a long repeat of all
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) leaving out one side (c) adding a new point (d) starting a new debate
  25. 25.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about ten minutes (c) about a minute (d) about an hour
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) covering both sides (c) leaving out one side (d) no new arguments
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) covering both sides (c) blaming others (d) trailing off
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) starting a new debate (c) staying neutral (d) adding a new point
  29. 29.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) naming the main points (c) a long repeat of all (d) no new arguments
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) being short and clear (c) starting a new debate (d) covering both sides
  34. 34.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) adding a new point (c) covering both sides (d) staying neutral
  36. 36.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  40. 40.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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