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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 317 · 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) no new arguments (b) saying where we agreed (c) staying neutral (d) only your own view
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  3. 3.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) new and surprising (c) long and one-sided
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) saying where we agreed (c) a long repeat of all (d) a clear last line
  6. 6.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  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.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) adding a new point (c) only your own view (d) no new arguments
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  11. 11.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) mentioning key facts (c) starting a new debate (d) a long repeat of all
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) blaming others (c) adding a new point (d) a clear last line
  14. 14.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) a clear last line (c) a long repeat of all (d) covering both sides
  16. 16.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) getting facts wrong (c) a clear last line (d) mentioning key facts
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) being short and clear (c) staying neutral (d) adding a new point
  22. 22.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about a minute (c) about an hour (d) about ten minutes
  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: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) covering both sides (c) a clear last line (d) starting a new debate
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) staying neutral (c) leaving out one side (d) only your own view
  29. 29.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) trailing off (c) no new arguments (d) being short and clear
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  34. 34.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) no new arguments
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) starting a new debate (c) adding a new point (d) getting facts wrong
  36. 36.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) only your own view (c) staying neutral (d) a long repeat of all
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) staying neutral (d) only your own view

Answer key

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

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