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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 161 · 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.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  2. 2.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) blaming others (c) leaving out one side (d) naming the main points
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) covering both sides (c) leaving out one side (d) staying neutral
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) being short and clear (c) starting a new debate (d) no new arguments
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) staying neutral (c) mentioning key facts (d) a long repeat of all
  9. 9.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  11. 11.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) trailing off (c) covering both sides (d) starting a new debate
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) mentioning key facts (c) getting facts wrong (d) trailing off
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) saying where we agreed (c) only your own view (d) no new arguments
  16. 16.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) only your own view (c) being short and clear (d) trailing off
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) mentioning key facts (c) leaving out one side (d) being short and clear
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) a clear last line (c) getting facts wrong (d) covering both sides
  25. 25.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) naming the main points (c) a long repeat of all (d) no new arguments
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) being short and clear (c) getting facts wrong (d) a clear last line
  30. 30.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) naming the main points (c) mentioning key facts (d) adding a new point
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) a clear last line (c) starting a new debate (d) mentioning key facts
  38. 38.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against

Answer key

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

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