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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 773 · 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: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) short and balanced (c) long and one-sided
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) blaming others (c) adding a new point (d) starting a new debate
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) naming the main points (c) trailing off (d) covering both sides
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) covering both sides (c) leaving out one side (d) a clear last line
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) trailing off (c) starting a new debate (d) getting facts wrong
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  9. 9.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only the first speaker (c) the whole group (d) only your friends
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) adding a new point (c) getting facts wrong (d) being short and clear
  11. 11.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  13. 13.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) leaving out one side (c) naming the main points (d) getting facts wrong
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) adding a new point (c) mentioning key facts (d) only your own view
  17. 17.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) no new arguments (d) adding a new point
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  22. 22.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  25. 25.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) naming the main points (c) starting a new debate (d) covering both sides
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  29. 29.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) trailing off (c) no new arguments (d) only your own view
  32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  33. 33.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  36. 36.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  37. 37.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) adding a new point (c) covering both sides (d) only your own view
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary

Answer key

  1. False
  2. short and balanced
  3. covering both sides
  4. trailing off
  5. leaving out one side
  6. naming the main points
  7. restate the topic
  8. a good summary
  9. the whole group
  10. being short and clear
  11. True
  12. a poor summary
  13. False
  14. a poor summary
  15. naming the main points
  16. mentioning key facts
  17. False
  18. a poor summary
  19. points against
  20. adding a new point
  21. points in favour
  22. False
  23. a good summary
  24. a good summary
  25. False
  26. starting a new debate
  27. a good summary
  28. a poor summary
  29. False
  30. a good summary
  31. no new arguments
  32. points against
  33. False
  34. False
  35. restate the topic
  36. points in favour
  37. False
  38. True
  39. covering both sides
  40. a good summary

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