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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 293 · 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) trailing off (b) no new arguments (c) adding a new point (d) a long repeat of all
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) leaving out one side (c) staying neutral (d) trailing off
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) only your own view (c) staying neutral (d) a clear last line
  4. 4.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about a minute (c) just one word (d) about an hour
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  7. 7.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) at the start (c) in the middle
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) being short and clear (d) leaving out one side
  9. 9.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  10. 10.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) naming the main points (c) no new arguments (d) adding a new point
  14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) being short and clear (c) covering both sides (d) saying where we agreed
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  21. 21.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  22. 22.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  23. 23.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) getting facts wrong (d) saying where we agreed
  27. 27.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) blaming others (c) covering both sides (d) staying neutral
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  31. 31.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) blaming others (c) no new arguments (d) mentioning key facts
  33. 33.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) covering both sides (c) staying neutral (d) no new arguments
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  40. 40.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only your friends (c) only you (d) the whole group

Answer key

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

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