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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 121 · 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) a long repeat of all (b) blaming others (c) covering both sides (d) leaving out one side
  2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) naming the main points (c) adding a new point (d) no new arguments
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) no new arguments (c) blaming others (d) only your own view
  5. 5.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) only the first speaker (c) the whole group (d) only you
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  8. 8.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) at the start (c) in the middle
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) trailing off (c) staying neutral (d) only your own view
  10. 10.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) trailing off (c) staying neutral (d) mentioning key facts
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  16. 16.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) leaving out one side (c) mentioning key facts (d) adding a new point
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) adding a new point (c) naming the main points (d) trailing off
  20. 20.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) adding a new point (c) trailing off (d) saying where we agreed
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) blaming others (c) adding a new point (d) only your own view
  28. 28.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about ten minutes (c) just one word (d) about a minute
  29. 29.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) a long repeat of all (c) trailing off (d) only your own view
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) saying where we agreed (c) a long repeat of all (d) being short and clear
  33. 33.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) saying where we agreed (c) being short and clear (d) a clear last line
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) only your own view (c) getting facts wrong (d) a clear last line
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) covering both sides (c) mentioning key facts (d) naming the main points
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) a clear last line (c) leaving out one side (d) covering both sides
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) saying where we agreed (c) starting a new debate (d) being short and clear

Answer key

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

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