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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 97 · 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.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  3. 3.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) at the start (c) in the middle
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  5. 5.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) naming the main points (c) only your own view (d) saying where we agreed
  9. 9.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only you (c) the whole group (d) only your friends
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) staying neutral (d) leaving out one side
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) covering both sides (c) leaving out one side (d) mentioning key facts
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) adding a new point (c) mentioning key facts (d) a clear last line
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) blaming others (c) being short and clear (d) getting facts wrong
  18. 18.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) being short and clear (c) staying neutral (d) adding a new point
  20. 20.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about a minute (b) about an hour (c) just one word (d) about ten minutes
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) blaming others (c) getting facts wrong (d) covering both sides
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) a clear last line (c) no new arguments (d) trailing off
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) only your own view (c) a long repeat of all (d) no new arguments
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  27. 27.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) a long repeat of all (c) a clear last line (d) starting a new debate
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  31. 31.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) staying neutral (c) starting a new debate (d) getting facts wrong
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) starting a new debate (c) staying neutral (d) naming the main points
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) covering both sides (c) starting a new debate (d) trailing off
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) a clear last line (c) a long repeat of all (d) naming the main points
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  40. 40.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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