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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 152 · 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) getting facts wrong (b) trailing off (c) adding a new point (d) staying neutral
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) a long repeat of all (c) getting facts wrong (d) adding a new point
  3. 3.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) leaving out one side (c) only your own view (d) mentioning key facts
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) leaving out one side (c) only your own view (d) a long repeat of all
  8. 8.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  9. 9.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  11. 11.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) mentioning key facts (c) covering both sides (d) trailing off
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) naming the main points (c) staying neutral (d) only your own view
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) trailing off (c) mentioning key facts (d) covering both sides
  18. 18.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) blaming others (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point
  19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) a long repeat of all (c) blaming others (d) getting facts wrong
  21. 21.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  24. 24.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  27. 27.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  28. 28.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) just one word (c) about a minute (d) about ten minutes
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) staying neutral (c) leaving out one side (d) starting a new debate
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) naming the main points (c) starting a new debate (d) covering both sides
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) naming the main points (c) adding a new point (d) being short and clear
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) covering both sides (c) leaving out one side (d) getting facts wrong
  35. 35.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) covering both sides (c) a long repeat of all (d) naming the main points
  37. 37.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  38. 38.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only you (c) the whole group (d) only your friends
  39. 39.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) adding a new point (c) saying where we agreed (d) covering both sides

Answer key

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

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