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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 854 · 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) short and balanced (b) new and surprising (c) long and one-sided
  2. 2.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) getting facts wrong (c) no new arguments (d) starting a new debate
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) being short and clear (c) covering both sides (d) only your own view
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  8. 8.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  10. 10.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) a long repeat of all (c) trailing off (d) saying where we agreed
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) a clear last line (c) trailing off (d) adding a new point
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  14. 14.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) leaving out one side (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point
  16. 16.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) naming the main points (c) only your own view (d) being short and clear
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) naming the main points (c) covering both sides (d) mentioning key facts
  20. 20.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  22. 22.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) trailing off (c) being short and clear (d) adding a new point
  24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  25. 25.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) just one word (c) about an hour (d) about a minute
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) starting a new debate (c) a clear last line (d) saying where we agreed
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  28. 28.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) naming the main points (c) no new arguments (d) leaving out one side
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) being short and clear (c) blaming others (d) mentioning key facts
  31. 31.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) leaving out one side (c) no new arguments (d) only your own view
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  34. 34.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) getting facts wrong (c) mentioning key facts (d) naming the main points
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) blaming others (c) covering both sides (d) being short and clear
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) starting a new debate (c) getting facts wrong (d) only your own view
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) only your own view (c) a long repeat of all (d) covering both sides
  40. 40.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) the whole group (c) only your friends (d) only you

Answer key

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

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