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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 366 · 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.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) no new arguments (c) staying neutral (d) only your own view
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) only your own view (c) no new arguments (d) trailing off
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) mentioning key facts (c) a long repeat of all (d) blaming others
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) only your own view (c) being short and clear (d) getting facts wrong
  7. 7.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) a long repeat of all (c) leaving out one side (d) only your own view
  9. 9.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) only your own view (c) blaming others (d) saying where we agreed
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  14. 14.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) the whole group (c) only your friends (d) only the first speaker
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) no new arguments (c) blaming others (d) being short and clear
  16. 16.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  17. 17.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  18. 18.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
  19. 19.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the start (c) at the end
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  21. 21.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  24. 24.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) covering both sides (c) no new arguments (d) starting a new debate
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) adding a new point (c) a long repeat of all (d) covering both sides
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  30. 30.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about a minute (b) about an hour (c) just one word (d) about ten minutes
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) mentioning key facts (c) only your own view (d) adding a new point
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  34. 34.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) trailing off (c) getting facts wrong (d) saying where we agreed
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) being short and clear (d) trailing off
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) staying neutral (c) covering both sides (d) naming the main points

Answer key

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

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