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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 202 · 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) adding a new point (b) a clear last line (c) naming the main points (d) no new arguments
  2. 2.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) a long repeat of all (c) staying neutral (d) covering both sides
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) only your own view (c) starting a new debate (d) staying neutral
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) being short and clear (c) leaving out one side (d) getting facts wrong
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) a long repeat of all (c) a clear last line (d) adding a new point
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) adding a new point (c) a long repeat of all (d) a clear last line
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  15. 15.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only your friends (c) the whole group (d) only you
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) adding a new point (c) saying where we agreed (d) naming the main points
  18. 18.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) just one word (c) about ten minutes (d) about a minute
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) trailing off (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  21. 21.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) short and balanced (c) long and one-sided
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) no new arguments (c) naming the main points (d) a clear last line
  24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) starting a new debate
  27. 27.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) no new arguments (c) leaving out one side (d) staying neutral
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  32. 32.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  34. 34.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the end (c) at the start
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) saying where we agreed (c) blaming others (d) being short and clear
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  37. 37.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) a long repeat of all (c) staying neutral (d) blaming others
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) adding a new point (c) blaming others (d) saying where we agreed

Answer key

  1. adding a new point
  2. False
  3. a poor summary
  4. a good summary
  5. a good summary
  6. a long repeat of all
  7. restate the topic
  8. staying neutral
  9. being short and clear
  10. a poor summary
  11. a clear last line
  12. a clear last line
  13. points in favour
  14. a poor summary
  15. False
  16. the whole group
  17. adding a new point
  18. about a minute
  19. naming the main points
  20. restate the topic
  21. short and balanced
  22. a good summary
  23. trailing off
  24. restate the topic
  25. a good summary
  26. naming the main points
  27. False
  28. restate the topic
  29. points in favour
  30. leaving out one side
  31. a good summary
  32. no
  33. restate the topic
  34. at the end
  35. blaming others
  36. a good summary
  37. False
  38. True
  39. staying neutral
  40. saying where we agreed

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