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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 813 · 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) a long repeat of all (b) only your own view (c) covering both sides (d) blaming others
  2. 2.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  4. 4.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) saying where we agreed (c) only your own view (d) mentioning key facts
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) being short and clear (c) mentioning key facts (d) a clear last line
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  9. 9.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the end (c) at the start
  10. 10.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) getting facts wrong (c) only your own view (d) mentioning key facts
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) naming the main points (c) being short and clear (d) leaving out one side
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) a long repeat of all (c) naming the main points (d) being short and clear
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) only your own view (c) saying where we agreed (d) covering both sides
  16. 16.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  17. 17.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) blaming others (c) being short and clear (d) only your own view
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  21. 21.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) the whole group (c) only your friends (d) only you
  22. 22.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
  23. 23.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) covering both sides (c) naming the main points (d) trailing off
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) mentioning key facts (c) staying neutral (d) being short and clear
  27. 27.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  29. 29.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) leaving out one side (c) getting facts wrong (d) covering both sides
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) trailing off (c) starting a new debate (d) blaming others
  33. 33.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  35. 35.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about a minute (c) about ten minutes (d) about an hour
  37. 37.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) being short and clear (c) staying neutral (d) adding a new point
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) a clear last line (c) trailing off (d) only your own view

Answer key

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

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