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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 891 · 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: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) only your own view (c) covering both sides (d) leaving out one side
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  5. 5.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  8. 8.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle
  10. 10.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) staying neutral (c) mentioning key facts (d) only your own view
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) naming the main points (c) trailing off (d) saying where we agreed
  14. 14.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about a minute (c) about ten minutes (d) about an hour
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) covering both sides (c) a clear last line (d) a long repeat of all
  16. 16.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  17. 17.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only you (c) the whole group (d) only your friends
  18. 18.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) a long repeat of all (c) only your own view (d) staying neutral
  21. 21.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  23. 23.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  26. 26.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) naming the main points (c) saying where we agreed (d) blaming others
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) naming the main points (c) leaving out one side (d) saying where we agreed
  29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  30. 30.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) a clear last line (c) staying neutral (d) saying where we agreed
  32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) getting facts wrong (c) trailing off (d) no new arguments
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) adding a new point (c) mentioning key facts (d) covering both sides
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) blaming others (c) a clear last line (d) staying neutral
  36. 36.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) adding a new point (c) blaming others (d) only your own view
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) getting facts wrong (c) blaming others (d) only your own view
  39. 39.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) short and balanced (c) long and one-sided

Answer key

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

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