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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 870 · 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.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) naming the main points (c) a clear last line (d) saying where we agreed
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) a clear last line (c) no new arguments (d) blaming others
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  8. 8.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  9. 9.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) only your own view (c) trailing off (d) adding a new point
  11. 11.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) getting facts wrong (c) a long repeat of all (d) leaving out one side
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) naming the main points (c) being short and clear (d) covering both sides
  14. 14.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only you (c) the whole group (d) only your friends
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) covering both sides (c) a long repeat of all (d) only your own view
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) covering both sides (c) only your own view (d) saying where we agreed
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) blaming others (c) no new arguments (d) leaving out one side
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) covering both sides (c) mentioning key facts (d) trailing off
  19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) no new arguments (c) being short and clear (d) only your own view
  21. 21.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) covering both sides (c) adding a new point (d) staying neutral
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) trailing off (c) getting facts wrong (d) only your own view
  25. 25.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) leaving out one side (c) staying neutral (d) trailing off
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) leaving out one side (c) a clear last line (d) saying where we agreed
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  31. 31.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  34. 34.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  37. 37.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) a long repeat of all (c) being short and clear (d) getting facts wrong

Answer key

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

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