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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 361 · 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.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  2. 2.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about a minute (b) about an hour (c) just one word (d) about ten minutes
  3. 3.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  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.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) saying where we agreed (c) trailing off (d) leaving out one side
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  13. 13.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) a clear last line (c) blaming others (d) starting a new debate
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) trailing off (c) leaving out one side (d) being short and clear
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  17. 17.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  19. 19.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) in the middle (c) at the start
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  22. 22.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) staying neutral (c) only your own view (d) leaving out one side
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) naming the main points (c) leaving out one side (d) staying neutral
  27. 27.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  28. 28.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) the whole group (c) only you (d) only the first speaker
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) being short and clear (c) naming the main points (d) mentioning key facts
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) trailing off (c) mentioning key facts (d) staying neutral
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  34. 34.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  36. 36.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  39. 39.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary

Answer key

  1. a poor summary
  2. about a minute
  3. False
  4. False
  5. restate the topic
  6. points in favour
  7. a good summary
  8. restate the topic
  9. False
  10. saying where we agreed
  11. a good summary
  12. restate the topic
  13. True
  14. a clear last line
  15. being short and clear
  16. a good summary
  17. points against
  18. restate the topic
  19. False
  20. at the end
  21. a good summary
  22. True
  23. False
  24. False
  25. staying neutral
  26. leaving out one side
  27. restate the topic
  28. the whole group
  29. leaving out one side
  30. trailing off
  31. a good summary
  32. points in favour
  33. a poor summary
  34. False
  35. a poor summary
  36. restate the topic
  37. a good summary
  38. points in favour
  39. False
  40. a poor summary

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