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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 122 · 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) staying neutral (b) a long repeat of all (c) blaming others (d) adding a new point
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) starting a new debate (c) a long repeat of all (d) covering both sides
  3. 3.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  6. 6.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) mentioning key facts (c) trailing off (d) naming the main points
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) getting facts wrong (c) leaving out one side (d) a long repeat of all
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) only your own view (c) leaving out one side (d) a long repeat of all
  11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) adding a new point (c) starting a new debate (d) no new arguments
  13. 13.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) no new arguments (c) staying neutral (d) being short and clear
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) mentioning key facts (c) saying where we agreed (d) leaving out one side
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  21. 21.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  22. 22.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) saying where we agreed (c) only your own view (d) trailing off
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  25. 25.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) a clear last line (c) adding a new point (d) covering both sides
  27. 27.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  29. 29.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) the whole group (c) only the first speaker (d) only your friends
  30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  31. 31.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) being short and clear (c) only your own view (d) a clear last line
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  36. 36.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) getting facts wrong (c) naming the main points (d) trailing off
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) being short and clear (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  40. 40.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle

Answer key

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

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