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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 979 · 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.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) a long repeat of all (c) saying where we agreed (d) covering both sides
  3. 3.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  5. 5.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about an hour (c) about a minute (d) about ten minutes
  6. 6.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) staying neutral (c) leaving out one side (d) blaming others
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) a long repeat of all (c) adding a new point (d) mentioning key facts
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) covering both sides (c) staying neutral (d) only your own view
  10. 10.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) blaming others (c) adding a new point (d) starting a new debate
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  13. 13.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) short and balanced (c) long and one-sided
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) getting facts wrong (c) no new arguments (d) adding a new point
  15. 15.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) staying neutral (c) being short and clear (d) getting facts wrong
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) naming the main points (c) no new arguments (d) leaving out one side
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) being short and clear (c) only your own view (d) adding a new point
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) adding a new point (c) a long repeat of all (d) mentioning key facts
  21. 21.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only your friends (c) only the first speaker (d) the whole group
  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.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  25. 25.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  26. 26.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) saying where we agreed (c) mentioning key facts (d) naming the main points
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) starting a new debate (c) a long repeat of all (d) a clear last line
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  30. 30.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  32. 32.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  34. 34.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) saying where we agreed (c) a clear last line (d) no new arguments
  37. 37.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary

Answer key

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

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