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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 837 · 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) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  2. 2.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) a clear last line (c) mentioning key facts (d) leaving out one side
  5. 5.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) being short and clear (c) adding a new point (d) leaving out one side
  9. 9.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) leaving out one side (c) being short and clear (d) saying where we agreed
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) only your own view (c) blaming others (d) leaving out one side
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  17. 17.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) adding a new point (c) trailing off (d) only your own view
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  20. 20.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about a minute (b) just one word (c) about an hour (d) about ten minutes
  21. 21.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  26. 26.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) the whole group (c) only you (d) only your friends
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) staying neutral (c) mentioning key facts (d) saying where we agreed
  28. 28.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the end (c) at the start
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) no new arguments (c) naming the main points (d) staying neutral
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) staying neutral (c) saying where we agreed (d) getting facts wrong
  31. 31.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) only your own view (c) getting facts wrong (d) saying where we agreed
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) a long repeat of all (c) only your own view (d) mentioning key facts
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) saying where we agreed (c) trailing off (d) mentioning key facts
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) blaming others (c) covering both sides (d) only your own view
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) staying neutral (c) adding a new point (d) naming the main points

Answer key

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

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