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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 878 · 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) just one word (b) about an hour (c) about a minute (d) about ten minutes
  2. 2.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) saying where we agreed (c) a long repeat of all (d) only your own view
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  5. 5.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) staying neutral (c) a long repeat of all (d) being short and clear
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) covering both sides (c) a long repeat of all (d) adding a new point
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) naming the main points (c) getting facts wrong (d) staying neutral
  10. 10.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
  11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) a clear last line (c) being short and clear (d) leaving out one side
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) a long repeat of all (c) trailing off (d) only your own view
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) trailing off (c) covering both sides (d) adding a new point
  16. 16.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  20. 20.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) getting facts wrong (c) adding a new point (d) naming the main points
  22. 22.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) leaving out one side (c) only your own view (d) a clear last line
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) no new arguments (c) a long repeat of all (d) only your own view
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  27. 27.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) leaving out one side (c) adding a new point (d) mentioning key facts
  30. 30.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) only you (c) only the first speaker (d) the whole group
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) only your own view (c) starting a new debate (d) adding a new point
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) mentioning key facts (c) blaming others (d) adding a new point
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) being short and clear (c) leaving out one side (d) blaming others
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) a clear last line (c) no new arguments (d) being short and clear
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  37. 37.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  38. 38.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the end (c) at the start
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed

Answer key

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

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