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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 989 · 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.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) just one word (c) about ten minutes (d) about a minute
  2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  3. 3.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle
  4. 4.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
  5. 5.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) saying where we agreed (c) no new arguments (d) covering both sides
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) only your own view (c) saying where we agreed (d) blaming others
  8. 8.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) a long repeat of all (c) naming the main points (d) staying neutral
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) leaving out one side (c) staying neutral (d) starting a new debate
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) being short and clear (c) no new arguments (d) a clear last line
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) covering both sides (c) being short and clear (d) blaming others
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) blaming others (c) a long repeat of all (d) being short and clear
  16. 16.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) staying neutral (c) being short and clear (d) saying where we agreed
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) only your own view (c) leaving out one side (d) covering both sides
  20. 20.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) a clear last line (c) blaming others (d) trailing off
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) starting a new debate (c) mentioning key facts (d) blaming others
  23. 23.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  24. 24.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  26. 26.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  29. 29.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) adding a new point (c) a long repeat of all (d) a clear last line
  32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  33. 33.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) being short and clear (c) covering both sides (d) trailing off
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) getting facts wrong (c) saying where we agreed (d) naming the main points
  36. 36.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only the first speaker (c) only you (d) only your friends
  37. 37.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  39. 39.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) staying neutral (c) only your own view (d) no new arguments
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) covering both sides (c) being short and clear (d) saying where we agreed

Answer key

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

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