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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 95 · 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 good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about ten minutes (c) just one word (d) about a minute
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) only your own view (c) naming the main points (d) saying where we agreed
  4. 4.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) in the middle (c) at the start
  5. 5.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) staying neutral (c) adding a new point (d) blaming others
  7. 7.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) saying where we agreed (c) getting facts wrong (d) no new arguments
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) leaving out one side (c) mentioning key facts (d) naming the main points
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) being short and clear (c) no new arguments (d) starting a new debate
  17. 17.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) a long repeat of all (c) only your own view (d) mentioning key facts
  19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  20. 20.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) starting a new debate (c) blaming others (d) staying neutral
  23. 23.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good 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.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) being short and clear (c) getting facts wrong (d) starting a new debate
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) leaving out one side (c) no new arguments (d) adding a new point
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) a clear last line (c) naming the main points (d) staying neutral
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) saying where we agreed (c) leaving out one side (d) covering both sides
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  33. 33.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only the first speaker (c) the whole group (d) only your friends
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  35. 35.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  38. 38.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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