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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 115 · 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) being short and clear (c) naming the main points (d) getting facts wrong
  2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  3. 3.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  5. 5.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) adding a new point (c) naming the main points (d) trailing off
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) mentioning key facts (c) naming the main points (d) only your own view
  11. 11.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the end (c) at the start
  12. 12.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  14. 14.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  16. 16.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) only your own view (c) leaving out one side (d) being short and clear
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) starting a new debate (c) getting facts wrong (d) covering both sides
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) blaming others (c) leaving out one side (d) getting facts wrong
  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.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) leaving out one side (c) a clear last line (d) naming the main points
  25. 25.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) being short and clear (c) naming the main points (d) saying where we agreed
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) staying neutral (c) adding a new point (d) a clear last line
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  29. 29.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) leaving out one side (c) adding a new point (d) being short and clear
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) no new arguments (c) trailing off (d) getting facts wrong
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) trailing off (c) only your own view (d) staying neutral
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  36. 36.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) getting facts wrong (c) adding a new point (d) covering both sides
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) staying neutral (c) saying where we agreed (d) a long repeat of all
  39. 39.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) starting a new debate (c) adding a new point (d) naming the main points
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) covering both sides (c) no new arguments (d) starting a new debate

Answer key

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

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