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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 272 · 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.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  2. 2.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) mentioning key facts (c) no new arguments (d) a clear last line
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  5. 5.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) covering both sides (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) blaming others (c) starting a new debate (d) being short and clear
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) naming the main points (c) a clear last line (d) staying neutral
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) a clear last line (c) only your own view (d) mentioning key facts
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) getting facts wrong (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) getting facts wrong (c) trailing off (d) mentioning key facts
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  17. 17.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) mentioning key facts (c) being short and clear (d) covering both sides
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  21. 21.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about an hour (c) about a minute (d) about ten minutes
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  24. 24.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) saying where we agreed (c) only your own view (d) naming the main points
  28. 28.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) a long repeat of all (c) saying where we agreed (d) getting facts wrong
  30. 30.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  33. 33.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) naming the main points (c) being short and clear (d) leaving out one side
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) a long repeat of all (c) saying where we agreed (d) being short and clear
  37. 37.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) starting a new debate (c) a long repeat of all (d) mentioning key facts
  39. 39.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) adding a new point (c) starting a new debate (d) staying neutral
  40. 40.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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