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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 107 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) trailing off (c) leaving out one side (d) blaming others
  2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) covering both sides (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) getting facts wrong (c) mentioning key facts (d) starting a new debate
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) a clear last line (c) leaving out one side (d) no new arguments
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) adding a new point (c) covering both sides (d) mentioning key facts
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) staying neutral (c) starting a new debate (d) leaving out one side
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  11. 11.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  13. 13.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
  14. 14.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  17. 17.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  18. 18.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) adding a new point (c) starting a new debate (d) getting facts wrong
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) adding a new point (c) blaming others (d) a long repeat of all
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  21. 21.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
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) a long repeat of all (c) blaming others (d) saying where we agreed
  23. 23.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) the whole group (c) only your friends (d) only you
  24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  25. 25.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  26. 26.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  28. 28.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about an hour (c) about a minute (d) just one word
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  31. 31.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) trailing off (c) a long repeat of all (d) covering both sides
  35. 35.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) getting facts wrong (c) a clear last line (d) saying where we agreed
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  40. 40.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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