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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 93 · 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.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  3. 3.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) mentioning key facts (c) staying neutral (d) trailing off
  5. 5.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) a clear last line (c) mentioning key facts (d) blaming others
  7. 7.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) being short and clear (c) starting a new debate (d) a clear last line
  9. 9.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) adding a new point (c) saying where we agreed (d) no new arguments
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) naming the main points (c) saying where we agreed (d) staying neutral
  13. 13.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) covering both sides (c) a clear last line (d) mentioning key facts
  15. 15.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) starting a new debate (c) mentioning key facts (d) leaving out one side
  17. 17.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  19. 19.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) starting a new debate (c) a clear last line (d) only your own view
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) starting a new debate (c) staying neutral (d) getting facts wrong
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) only your own view (c) adding a new point (d) no new arguments
  25. 25.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) at the start (c) in the middle
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) naming the main points
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) mentioning key facts (c) being short and clear (d) adding a new point
  28. 28.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  33. 33.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) a long repeat of all (c) getting facts wrong (d) saying where we agreed
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) leaving out one side (c) blaming others (d) covering both sides
  37. 37.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) the whole group (c) only your friends (d) only the first speaker
  38. 38.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour

Answer key

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

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