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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 801 · 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) staying neutral (b) mentioning key facts (c) adding a new point (d) being short and clear
  2. 2.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  3. 3.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) new and surprising (c) long and one-sided
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  8. 8.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) no new arguments (c) leaving out one side (d) mentioning key facts
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) starting a new debate (c) naming the main points (d) covering both sides
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) trailing off (c) no new arguments (d) covering both sides
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) covering both sides (c) only your own view (d) adding a new point
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) a long repeat of all (c) being short and clear (d) saying where we agreed
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) starting a new debate (c) no new arguments (d) staying neutral
  18. 18.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) blaming others (c) mentioning key facts (d) only your own view
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  21. 21.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) getting facts wrong (c) blaming others (d) leaving out one side
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) blaming others (c) being short and clear (d) no new arguments
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) leaving out one side (c) saying where we agreed (d) a long repeat of all
  27. 27.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) naming the main points (c) leaving out one side (d) trailing off
  34. 34.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  37. 37.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) trailing off (c) saying where we agreed (d) mentioning key facts
  40. 40.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only your friends (c) only the first speaker (d) the whole group

Answer key

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

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