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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

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

Answer key

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

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