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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 342 · 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) leaving out one side (b) getting facts wrong (c) a long repeat of all (d) naming the main points
  2. 2.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) a long repeat of all (c) trailing off (d) adding a new point
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) naming the main points (c) trailing off (d) getting facts wrong
  7. 7.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  9. 9.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  10. 10.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  11. 11.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about ten minutes (c) about a minute (d) just one word
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) covering both sides (d) adding a new point
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) a clear last line (c) adding a new point (d) covering both sides
  14. 14.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the end (c) at the start
  16. 16.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) only your own view (c) getting facts wrong (d) no new arguments
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) trailing off (c) getting facts wrong (d) no new arguments
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) a long repeat of all (c) a clear last line (d) adding a new point
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) staying neutral (c) a long repeat of all (d) starting a new debate
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) staying neutral (c) starting a new debate (d) mentioning key facts
  27. 27.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) naming the main points (c) covering both sides (d) trailing off
  32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) covering both sides (c) naming the main points (d) getting facts wrong
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) staying neutral (c) trailing off (d) naming the main points
  38. 38.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) the whole group (c) only you (d) only your friends
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) mentioning key facts (c) saying where we agreed (d) only your own view

Answer key

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

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