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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 315 · 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 of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) being short and clear (c) staying neutral (d) blaming others
  2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  3. 3.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) a long repeat of all (c) staying neutral (d) mentioning key facts
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) adding a new point (c) getting facts wrong (d) staying neutral
  8. 8.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) a clear last line (c) mentioning key facts (d) only your own view
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  15. 15.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  16. 16.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) trailing off (c) adding a new point (d) a long repeat of all
  18. 18.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) mentioning key facts (c) no new arguments (d) covering both sides
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  21. 21.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about a minute (b) just one word (c) about an hour (d) about ten minutes
  22. 22.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) the whole group (c) only the first speaker (d) only you
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) getting facts wrong (c) leaving out one side (d) staying neutral
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) saying where we agreed (c) naming the main points (d) blaming others
  27. 27.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) only your own view (c) getting facts wrong (d) saying where we agreed
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) staying neutral (c) getting facts wrong (d) being short and clear
  32. 32.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) covering both sides (c) staying neutral (d) getting facts wrong
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) only your own view (c) blaming others (d) a clear last line
  37. 37.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) trailing off (c) no new arguments (d) saying where we agreed
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) trailing off (c) a clear last line (d) adding a new point

Answer key

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

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