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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 949 · 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.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) naming the main points (c) staying neutral (d) being short and clear
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) leaving out one side (c) a clear last line (d) naming the main points
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) covering both sides (c) a clear last line (d) adding a new point
  6. 6.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) a clear last line (c) starting a new debate (d) adding a new point
  9. 9.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  10. 10.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) trailing off (c) only your own view (d) adding a new point
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  13. 13.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) mentioning key facts (c) staying neutral (d) naming the main points
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) covering both sides (c) trailing off (d) no new arguments
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) trailing off (c) a clear last line (d) naming the main points
  19. 19.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) just one word (c) about an hour (d) about a minute
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) blaming others (c) a long repeat of all (d) staying neutral
  21. 21.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  24. 24.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) only you (c) the whole group (d) only the first speaker
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  27. 27.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  28. 28.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) staying neutral (c) adding a new point (d) trailing off
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) mentioning key facts (c) leaving out one side (d) blaming others
  31. 31.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) saying where we agreed (c) only your own view (d) adding a new point
  34. 34.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) adding a new point (c) being short and clear (d) blaming others
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) staying neutral (c) a long repeat of all (d) no new arguments
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  39. 39.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) adding a new point (c) a clear last line (d) starting a new debate

Answer key

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

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