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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 98 · 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: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  3. 3.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) staying neutral (c) only your own view (d) starting a new debate
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) trailing off (c) being short and clear (d) covering both sides
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) no new arguments (c) getting facts wrong (d) trailing off
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) a clear last line
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) being short and clear (c) blaming others (d) starting a new debate
  13. 13.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) starting a new debate (c) covering both sides (d) adding a new point
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) saying where we agreed (c) staying neutral (d) a clear last line
  16. 16.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) just one word (c) about an hour (d) about a minute
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) a clear last line (c) being short and clear (d) no new arguments
  18. 18.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) the whole group (c) only your friends (d) only you
  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: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) adding a new point (c) staying neutral (d) blaming others
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) trailing off (c) leaving out one side (d) being short and clear
  23. 23.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  27. 27.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) blaming others (c) leaving out one side (d) a long repeat of all
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) adding a new point (c) no new arguments (d) a clear last line
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) staying neutral (c) saying where we agreed (d) blaming others
  31. 31.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) being short and clear (c) a clear last line (d) staying neutral
  33. 33.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) naming the main points (c) mentioning key facts (d) saying where we agreed
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) saying where we agreed (c) leaving out one side (d) a clear last line
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) naming the main points (c) starting a new debate (d) a long repeat of all
  39. 39.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor 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. points in favour
  2. points against
  3. short and balanced
  4. staying neutral
  5. trailing off
  6. a poor summary
  7. no new arguments
  8. a clear last line
  9. a good summary
  10. a good summary
  11. points in favour
  12. being short and clear
  13. False
  14. covering both sides
  15. a long repeat of all
  16. about a minute
  17. adding a new point
  18. the whole group
  19. points against
  20. True
  21. staying neutral
  22. being short and clear
  23. True
  24. True
  25. a poor summary
  26. a poor summary
  27. no
  28. naming the main points
  29. adding a new point
  30. blaming others
  31. False
  32. starting a new debate
  33. False
  34. getting facts wrong
  35. restate the topic
  36. a good summary
  37. leaving out one side
  38. naming the main points
  39. False
  40. True

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