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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 113 · 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.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  3. 3.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) being short and clear (c) mentioning key facts (d) naming the main points
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) saying where we agreed (c) mentioning key facts (d) trailing off
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) blaming others (c) a long repeat of all (d) being short and clear
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) adding a new point (c) getting facts wrong (d) trailing off
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) a clear last line (c) adding a new point (d) saying where we agreed
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  12. 12.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about a minute (c) about an hour (d) just one word
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) covering both sides (c) staying neutral (d) blaming others
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) no new arguments (c) starting a new debate (d) only your own view
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  17. 17.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) 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.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  21. 21.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) in the middle (c) at the start
  23. 23.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  24. 24.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only your friends (c) the whole group (d) only the first speaker
  25. 25.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  27. 27.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) a clear last line (c) only your own view (d) a long repeat of all
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) getting facts wrong (c) adding a new point (d) starting a new debate
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) only your own view (c) being short and clear (d) saying where we agreed
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) trailing off (c) only your own view (d) covering both sides
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) a clear last line (c) staying neutral (d) leaving out one side
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) a clear last line (c) being short and clear (d) staying neutral
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) adding a new point (c) naming the main points (d) mentioning key facts
  38. 38.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  40. 40.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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