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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 774 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) mentioning key facts (c) a clear last line (d) adding a new point
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) saying where we agreed (c) starting a new debate (d) naming the main points
  3. 3.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
  4. 4.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the start (c) at the end
  5. 5.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) no new arguments (c) a clear last line (d) leaving out one side
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) starting a new debate (c) a clear last line (d) leaving out one side
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) mentioning key facts (c) staying neutral (d) only your own view
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  10. 10.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  12. 12.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) adding a new point (c) trailing off (d) only your own view
  14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) staying neutral (c) being short and clear (d) adding a new point
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) only the first speaker (c) the whole group (d) only you
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) starting a new debate (c) trailing off (d) staying neutral
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) saying where we agreed (c) blaming others (d) starting a new debate
  21. 21.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about a minute (b) about an hour (c) about ten minutes (d) just one word
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) covering both sides (c) mentioning key facts (d) trailing off
  24. 24.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  27. 27.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) only your own view (c) a clear last line (d) naming the main points
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) trailing off (c) a long repeat of all (d) starting a new debate
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) a clear last line (c) staying neutral (d) a long repeat of all
  33. 33.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  35. 35.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) mentioning key facts (c) a long repeat of all (d) getting facts wrong
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) mentioning key facts (c) naming the main points (d) covering both sides
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  39. 39.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) being short and clear (c) trailing off (d) saying where we agreed
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) only your own view (c) starting a new debate (d) no new arguments

Answer key

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

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