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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 82 · 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.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
  2. 2.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) mentioning key facts (c) leaving out one side (d) getting facts wrong
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) naming the main points (c) adding a new point (d) saying where we agreed
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  9. 9.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  10. 10.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) staying neutral (c) no new arguments (d) being short and clear
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) mentioning key facts (c) only your own view (d) naming the main points
  13. 13.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) trailing off (c) blaming others (d) staying neutral
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) starting a new debate (c) mentioning key facts (d) no new arguments
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) leaving out one side (c) covering both sides (d) saying where we agreed
  17. 17.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) naming the main points (c) getting facts wrong (d) only your own view
  19. 19.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) at the start (c) in the middle
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) blaming others (c) trailing off (d) being short and clear
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) saying where we agreed (c) getting facts wrong (d) a long repeat of all
  24. 24.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) only your own view (c) no new arguments (d) covering both sides
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) a clear last line (c) no new arguments (d) leaving out one side
  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: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) covering both sides (c) naming the main points (d) getting facts wrong
  30. 30.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) trailing off (c) saying where we agreed (d) naming the main points
  34. 34.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) naming the main points (c) a clear last line (d) blaming others
  36. 36.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) only your own view (c) adding a new point (d) a clear last line
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary

Answer key

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

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