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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 77 · 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.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) being short and clear (c) only your own view (d) naming the main points
  5. 5.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  7. 7.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  10. 10.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) saying where we agreed (c) a long repeat of all (d) trailing off
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) mentioning key facts (c) being short and clear (d) a long repeat of all
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) saying where we agreed (c) trailing off (d) naming the main points
  15. 15.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) a clear last line (c) naming the main points (d) staying neutral
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) saying where we agreed (c) covering both sides (d) leaving out one side
  18. 18.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) no new arguments
  19. 19.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only the first speaker (c) the whole group (d) only your friends
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) leaving out one side (c) covering both sides (d) naming the main points
  21. 21.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) starting a new debate (c) staying neutral (d) naming the main points
  23. 23.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) only your own view (c) staying neutral (d) leaving out one side
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) a long repeat of all (c) only your own view (d) getting facts wrong
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) adding a new point (c) a long repeat of all (d) naming the main points
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) staying neutral (c) only your own view (d) a clear last line
  30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) blaming others (c) naming the main points (d) no new arguments
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) blaming others (c) trailing off (d) being short and clear
  34. 34.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  36. 36.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  38. 38.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) no new arguments (c) adding a new point (d) starting a new debate
  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. no
  2. a poor summary
  3. a good summary
  4. only your own view
  5. points against
  6. a good summary
  7. True
  8. True
  9. short and balanced
  10. True
  11. restate the topic
  12. saying where we agreed
  13. a long repeat of all
  14. trailing off
  15. True
  16. adding a new point
  17. leaving out one side
  18. no new arguments
  19. the whole group
  20. leaving out one side
  21. at the end
  22. starting a new debate
  23. True
  24. False
  25. a good summary
  26. staying neutral
  27. staying neutral
  28. naming the main points
  29. only your own view
  30. restate the topic
  31. a good summary
  32. blaming others
  33. being short and clear
  34. True
  35. points against
  36. False
  37. points in favour
  38. False
  39. no new arguments
  40. restate the topic

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