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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 777 · 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) getting facts wrong (b) leaving out one side (c) only your own view (d) naming the main points
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) only your own view (c) getting facts wrong (d) adding a new point
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) staying neutral (c) covering both sides (d) being short and clear
  4. 4.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  6. 6.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only your friends (c) only you (d) the whole group
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) a clear last line (c) staying neutral (d) covering both sides
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  9. 9.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the start (c) at the end
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) starting a new debate (c) saying where we agreed (d) naming the main points
  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) mentioning key facts (b) blaming others (c) a long repeat of all (d) only your own view
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  14. 14.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) mentioning key facts (c) no new arguments (d) a clear last line
  16. 16.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  17. 17.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) only your own view (c) a clear last line (d) a long repeat of all
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) trailing off (c) mentioning key facts (d) getting facts wrong
  22. 22.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about a minute (c) about an hour (d) just one word
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) a long repeat of all (c) naming the main points (d) trailing off
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) starting a new debate (c) getting facts wrong (d) blaming others
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) blaming others (c) naming the main points (d) no new arguments
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) adding a new point (c) starting a new debate (d) only your own view
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) mentioning key facts (c) covering both sides (d) getting facts wrong
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) only your own view (c) trailing off (d) no new arguments
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) a clear last line (c) naming the main points (d) staying neutral
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) no new arguments (c) a long repeat of all (d) starting a new debate
  33. 33.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) only your own view (c) trailing off (d) leaving out one side
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) saying where we agreed (c) only your own view (d) no new arguments
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) a clear last line (c) blaming others (d) a long repeat of all
  39. 39.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary

Answer key

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

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