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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 880 · 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.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) naming the main points (c) mentioning key facts (d) no new arguments
  2. 2.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  3. 3.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about a minute (c) about an hour (d) about ten minutes
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) mentioning key facts (c) being short and clear (d) a long repeat of all
  5. 5.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) a clear last line (c) leaving out one side (d) naming the main points
  7. 7.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) naming the main points (c) saying where we agreed (d) getting facts wrong
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) trailing off (c) covering both sides (d) no new arguments
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  14. 14.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) naming the main points (c) saying where we agreed (d) being short and clear
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  19. 19.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) no new arguments (c) a clear last line (d) being short and clear
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  25. 25.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only your friends (c) the whole group (d) only the first speaker
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) staying neutral (c) no new arguments (d) only your own view
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) no new arguments (c) getting facts wrong (d) blaming others
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) only your own view (c) a long repeat of all (d) no new arguments
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) naming the main points (c) mentioning key facts (d) starting a new debate
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) only your own view (c) adding a new point (d) trailing off
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) naming the main points (c) getting facts wrong (d) leaving out one side
  37. 37.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) naming the main points (c) starting a new debate (d) being short and clear
  40. 40.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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