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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 270 · 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: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) mentioning key facts (c) getting facts wrong (d) starting a new debate
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) adding a new point (c) a clear last line (d) being short and clear
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) trailing off (c) blaming others (d) naming the main points
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) mentioning key facts (c) saying where we agreed (d) only your own view
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) saying where we agreed (c) a long repeat of all (d) covering both sides
  7. 7.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  9. 9.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) trailing off (c) blaming others (d) staying neutral
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) blaming others (c) a long repeat of all (d) staying neutral
  14. 14.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about a minute (b) just one word (c) about ten minutes (d) about an hour
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) starting a new debate (c) getting facts wrong (d) only your own view
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) only your own view (c) naming the main points (d) a long repeat of all
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  20. 20.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  22. 22.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) being short and clear (c) trailing off (d) naming the main points
  24. 24.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) covering both sides (c) blaming others (d) only your own view
  26. 26.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only the first speaker (c) only your friends (d) the whole group
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) a long repeat of all (c) a clear last line (d) naming the main points
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) trailing off (c) a long repeat of all (d) being short and clear
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  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.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) covering both sides (c) a clear last line (d) getting facts wrong
  36. 36.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “adding a new point” 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) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) starting a new debate (c) staying neutral (d) covering both sides
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against

Answer key

  1. False
  2. mentioning key facts
  3. adding a new point
  4. naming the main points
  5. only your own view
  6. a long repeat of all
  7. True
  8. a good summary
  9. False
  10. a poor summary
  11. staying neutral
  12. a poor summary
  13. staying neutral
  14. about a minute
  15. being short and clear
  16. a poor summary
  17. a good summary
  18. naming the main points
  19. a good summary
  20. at the end
  21. a good summary
  22. True
  23. trailing off
  24. False
  25. covering both sides
  26. the whole group
  27. a long repeat of all
  28. a good summary
  29. restate the topic
  30. being short and clear
  31. restate the topic
  32. points in favour
  33. restate the topic
  34. True
  35. getting facts wrong
  36. True
  37. True
  38. False
  39. starting a new debate
  40. points against

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