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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

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

Answer key

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

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