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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 830 · 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.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about an hour (c) about a minute (d) about ten minutes
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) mentioning key facts (c) starting a new debate (d) no new arguments
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) naming the main points (c) getting facts wrong (d) adding a new point
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) a long repeat of all (c) mentioning key facts (d) starting a new debate
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) being short and clear (c) covering both sides (d) mentioning key facts
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  7. 7.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) in the middle (c) at the start
  9. 9.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  10. 10.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) being short and clear (c) adding a new point (d) saying where we agreed
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) leaving out one side (c) a long repeat of all (d) no new arguments
  14. 14.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) a clear last line (c) staying neutral (d) naming the main points
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) a clear last line (c) leaving out one side (d) no new arguments
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  23. 23.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only the first speaker (c) the whole group (d) only your friends
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) mentioning key facts (c) leaving out one side (d) covering both sides
  25. 25.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) adding a new point (c) being short and clear (d) blaming others
  29. 29.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  31. 31.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) covering both sides (c) only your own view (d) a clear last line
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) naming the main points (c) adding a new point (d) no new arguments
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) leaving out one side (c) a clear last line (d) only your own view
  35. 35.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) only your own view (c) blaming others (d) staying neutral
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) being short and clear (c) adding a new point (d) only your own view
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) leaving out one side (c) a long repeat of all (d) only your own view

Answer key

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

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