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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 875 · 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.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) no new arguments (c) blaming others (d) only your own view
  3. 3.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) staying neutral (c) starting a new debate (d) trailing off
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) leaving out one side (c) being short and clear (d) naming the main points
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  7. 7.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) a long repeat of all (c) trailing off (d) mentioning key facts
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) blaming others (c) covering both sides (d) mentioning key facts
  11. 11.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) being short and clear (c) starting a new debate (d) adding a new point
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) staying neutral (c) mentioning key facts (d) being short and clear
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) covering both sides (c) staying neutral (d) being short and clear
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  17. 17.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) saying where we agreed (c) starting a new debate (d) a long repeat of all
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) blaming others (c) covering both sides (d) no new arguments
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  21. 21.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  23. 23.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) covering both sides (c) getting facts wrong (d) a long repeat of all
  25. 25.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) the whole group (c) only the first speaker (d) only you
  26. 26.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) only your own view (c) mentioning key facts (d) saying where we agreed
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) covering both sides (c) trailing off (d) blaming others
  29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) covering both sides (c) adding a new point (d) no new arguments
  31. 31.True or false: “starting a new debate” 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: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) adding a new point (c) a clear last line (d) a long repeat of all
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) getting facts wrong (c) naming the main points (d) blaming others
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  37. 37.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  39. 39.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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