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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 142 · 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.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  2. 2.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) being short and clear (c) leaving out one side (d) covering both sides
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) a clear last line (c) a long repeat of all (d) naming the main points
  5. 5.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  8. 8.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about an hour (c) just one word (d) about a minute
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  10. 10.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) only your own view (c) adding a new point (d) starting a new debate
  14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  15. 15.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle
  16. 16.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) being short and clear (c) covering both sides (d) adding a new point
  18. 18.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) leaving out one side (c) covering both sides (d) getting facts wrong
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) starting a new debate (c) adding a new point (d) mentioning key facts
  20. 20.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  22. 22.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) naming the main points (c) only your own view (d) getting facts wrong
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  25. 25.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) saying where we agreed (c) being short and clear (d) trailing off
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) trailing off (c) saying where we agreed (d) getting facts wrong
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) no new arguments (c) being short and clear (d) getting facts wrong
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  31. 31.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) being short and clear (c) staying neutral (d) a long repeat of all
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) only your own view (c) mentioning key facts (d) naming the main points
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) getting facts wrong (c) blaming others (d) no new arguments
  38. 38.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only your friends (c) only you (d) only the first speaker
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) covering both sides (c) staying neutral (d) only your own view
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) naming the main points (c) adding a new point (d) blaming others

Answer key

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

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