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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 845 · 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) about an hour (b) just one word (c) about a minute (d) about ten minutes
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) no new arguments (c) starting a new debate (d) a clear last line
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) trailing off (c) saying where we agreed (d) blaming others
  5. 5.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  6. 6.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the start (c) at the end
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) a clear last line (c) no new arguments (d) blaming others
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) blaming others (c) a long repeat of all (d) no new arguments
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) only your own view (c) blaming others (d) staying neutral
  10. 10.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) being short and clear (c) only your own view (d) staying neutral
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  13. 13.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) the whole group (c) only your friends (d) only you
  15. 15.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) a clear last line (c) a long repeat of all (d) no new arguments
  17. 17.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  18. 18.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) a long repeat of all (c) trailing off (d) naming the main points
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) starting a new debate (c) saying where we agreed (d) covering both sides
  21. 21.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) a clear last line (c) blaming others (d) a long repeat of all
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) trailing off (c) mentioning key facts (d) staying neutral
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) adding a new point (c) mentioning key facts (d) a clear last line
  27. 27.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) getting facts wrong (c) no new arguments (d) a clear last line
  29. 29.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  33. 33.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) covering both sides (c) naming the main points (d) blaming others
  37. 37.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) blaming others (c) trailing off (d) a long repeat of all
  39. 39.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) adding a new point (c) no new arguments (d) mentioning key facts

Answer key

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

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