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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 253 · 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.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) getting facts wrong (c) staying neutral (d) covering both sides
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) covering both sides (c) being short and clear (d) saying where we agreed
  6. 6.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) a long repeat of all (c) a clear last line (d) naming the main points
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) a clear last line (c) starting a new debate (d) blaming others
  9. 9.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only you (c) only your friends (d) the whole group
  10. 10.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) blaming others (c) no new arguments (d) staying neutral
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) a long repeat of all (c) trailing off (d) no new arguments
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  14. 14.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) starting a new debate (c) saying where we agreed (d) staying neutral
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) adding a new point (c) blaming others (d) trailing off
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) naming the main points (c) covering both sides (d) being short and clear
  20. 20.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the start (c) at the end
  21. 21.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  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.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) saying where we agreed (c) leaving out one side (d) mentioning key facts
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) adding a new point (c) trailing off (d) a clear last line
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) blaming others (c) being short and clear (d) naming the main points
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) only your own view (c) covering both sides (d) adding a new point
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) saying where we agreed (c) only your own view (d) no new arguments
  32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  33. 33.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  35. 35.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) staying neutral (c) leaving out one side (d) only your own view
  37. 37.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic

Answer key

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

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