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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 89 · 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) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) covering both sides (c) blaming others (d) no new arguments
  3. 3.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) staying neutral (c) adding a new point (d) getting facts wrong
  5. 5.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  7. 7.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) in the middle (c) at the start
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) adding a new point (c) saying where we agreed (d) trailing off
  9. 9.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  12. 12.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  13. 13.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about an hour (c) about a minute (d) just one word
  14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  15. 15.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) no new arguments (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) a long repeat of all (c) a clear last line (d) adding a new point
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  19. 19.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) only your own view (c) covering both sides (d) starting a new debate
  21. 21.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) trailing off (c) being short and clear (d) getting facts wrong
  23. 23.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) being short and clear (c) getting facts wrong (d) blaming others
  25. 25.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) covering both sides (c) being short and clear (d) leaving out one side
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) only your own view (c) naming the main points (d) trailing off
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) covering both sides (c) naming the main points (d) staying neutral
  31. 31.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) naming the main points (c) blaming others (d) getting facts wrong
  34. 34.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) covering both sides (c) getting facts wrong (d) no new arguments
  37. 37.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only the first speaker (c) only your friends (d) only you
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) saying where we agreed (c) a long repeat of all (d) no new arguments
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) getting facts wrong (c) being short and clear (d) no new arguments
  40. 40.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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