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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 781 · 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: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  3. 3.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the start (c) at the end
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) trailing off (c) a long repeat of all (d) naming the main points
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) staying neutral
  9. 9.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) being short and clear (c) a long repeat of all (d) adding a new point
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) leaving out one side (c) saying where we agreed (d) adding a new point
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) getting facts wrong (c) trailing off (d) blaming others
  13. 13.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only the first speaker (c) only your friends (d) the whole group
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) staying neutral (c) mentioning key facts (d) only your own view
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) staying neutral (c) no new arguments (d) naming the main points
  16. 16.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  17. 17.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) leaving out one side (c) blaming others (d) naming the main points
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  22. 22.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about a minute (c) just one word (d) about ten minutes
  23. 23.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  25. 25.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  27. 27.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  29. 29.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) leaving out one side (c) covering both sides (d) only your own view
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) no new arguments (c) naming the main points (d) leaving out one side
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  35. 35.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) a clear last line (c) saying where we agreed (d) getting facts wrong
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) getting facts wrong (c) being short and clear (d) a long repeat of all
  39. 39.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) covering both sides (c) being short and clear (d) getting facts wrong

Answer key

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

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