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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 226 · 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: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) starting a new debate (c) a long repeat of all (d) blaming others
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) blaming others (c) trailing off (d) staying neutral
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) naming the main points (c) staying neutral (d) blaming others
  8. 8.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  10. 10.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about a minute (b) about an hour (c) about ten minutes (d) just one word
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) trailing off (c) being short and clear (d) naming the main points
  12. 12.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) saying where we agreed (c) being short and clear (d) naming the main points
  14. 14.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) mentioning key facts (c) trailing off (d) saying where we agreed
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) only your own view (c) no new arguments (d) leaving out one side
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  19. 19.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  20. 20.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) only the first speaker (c) only you (d) the whole group
  21. 21.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) at the start (c) in the middle
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) only your own view (c) leaving out one side (d) getting facts wrong
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  24. 24.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  27. 27.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  29. 29.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  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.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) being short and clear (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point
  35. 35.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) saying where we agreed (c) only your own view (d) a long repeat of all
  37. 37.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) only your own view (c) mentioning key facts (d) adding a new point
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour

Answer key

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

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