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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

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

Answer key

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

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