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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 279 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) only your own view (c) getting facts wrong (d) saying where we agreed
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) no new arguments (c) covering both sides (d) a long repeat of all
  4. 4.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) a clear last line (c) only your own view (d) being short and clear
  6. 6.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) the whole group (b) only your friends (c) only the first speaker (d) only you
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) mentioning key facts (c) covering both sides (d) adding a new point
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) getting facts wrong (c) blaming others (d) adding a new point
  11. 11.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  14. 14.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) being short and clear (c) only your own view (d) trailing off
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) a clear last line (c) naming the main points (d) staying neutral
  17. 17.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) mentioning key facts (c) being short and clear (d) leaving out one side
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  21. 21.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about an hour (c) about a minute (d) just one word
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) trailing off (c) mentioning key facts (d) blaming others
  23. 23.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  24. 24.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) staying neutral (c) no new arguments (d) trailing off
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) covering both sides (c) saying where we agreed (d) trailing off
  29. 29.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  33. 33.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) starting a new debate (c) adding a new point (d) covering both sides
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  36. 36.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) a long repeat of all (d) being short and clear
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) starting a new debate (c) only your own view (d) mentioning key facts
  39. 39.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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