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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 865 · 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.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) at the start (c) in the middle
  2. 2.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about a minute (c) about an hour (d) just one word
  3. 3.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) staying neutral (c) no new arguments (d) leaving out one side
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) no new arguments (c) a clear last line (d) staying neutral
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) a long repeat of all (c) adding a new point (d) staying neutral
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) staying neutral (c) a clear last line (d) blaming others
  12. 12.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only the first speaker (c) the whole group (d) only your friends
  13. 13.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) being short and clear (c) covering both sides (d) staying neutral
  15. 15.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  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) adding a new point (b) starting a new debate (c) saying where we agreed (d) leaving out one side
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) a long repeat of all (c) trailing off (d) no new arguments
  20. 20.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) saying where we agreed (c) starting a new debate (d) a clear last line
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  25. 25.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  26. 26.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) trailing off (c) getting facts wrong (d) a clear last line
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) getting facts wrong (c) starting a new debate (d) only your own view
  29. 29.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) no new arguments (c) saying where we agreed (d) staying neutral
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) a clear last line (c) only your own view (d) saying where we agreed
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) being short and clear (c) a clear last line (d) mentioning key facts
  33. 33.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  35. 35.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) adding a new point (c) only your own view (d) covering both sides
  37. 37.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
  39. 39.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) mentioning key facts

Answer key

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

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