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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 790 · 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: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only your friends (c) only the first speaker (d) the whole group
  3. 3.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) getting facts wrong (c) blaming others (d) naming the main points
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) staying neutral (c) trailing off (d) being short and clear
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  8. 8.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) adding a new point
  10. 10.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  11. 11.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) adding a new point (c) mentioning key facts (d) no new arguments
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) starting a new debate (c) covering both sides (d) no new arguments
  14. 14.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  16. 16.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) a long repeat of all (c) no new arguments (d) naming the main points
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) saying where we agreed (c) adding a new point (d) only your own view
  20. 20.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) being short and clear (c) no new arguments (d) staying neutral
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) trailing off (c) only your own view (d) mentioning key facts
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) no new arguments (c) adding a new point (d) covering both sides
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) being short and clear (c) no new arguments (d) staying neutral
  29. 29.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) a clear last line (c) only your own view (d) blaming others
  32. 32.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about ten minutes (c) about an hour (d) about a minute
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) staying neutral (c) only your own view (d) saying where we agreed
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) only your own view (c) a clear last line (d) blaming others
  36. 36.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) naming the main points (c) adding a new point (d) a long repeat of all
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) staying neutral (c) leaving out one side (d) adding a new point
  39. 39.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) short and balanced (c) long and one-sided
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against

Answer key

  1. True
  2. the whole group
  3. False
  4. points in favour
  5. naming the main points
  6. trailing off
  7. points against
  8. points in favour
  9. covering both sides
  10. restate the topic
  11. True
  12. adding a new point
  13. starting a new debate
  14. False
  15. points in favour
  16. True
  17. False
  18. a long repeat of all
  19. saying where we agreed
  20. False
  21. True
  22. only your own view
  23. mentioning key facts
  24. a poor summary
  25. a good summary
  26. a poor summary
  27. adding a new point
  28. leaving out one side
  29. False
  30. a good summary
  31. a clear last line
  32. about a minute
  33. only your own view
  34. a good summary
  35. a clear last line
  36. True
  37. naming the main points
  38. staying neutral
  39. short and balanced
  40. points against

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