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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 396 · 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: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  2. 2.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) a clear last line (c) leaving out one side (d) no new arguments
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  6. 6.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) no new arguments (c) a clear last line (d) staying neutral
  8. 8.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about a minute (b) about ten minutes (c) about an hour (d) just one word
  9. 9.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  10. 10.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) saying where we agreed (c) starting a new debate (d) staying neutral
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) trailing off (c) adding a new point (d) a long repeat of all
  13. 13.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  17. 17.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  22. 22.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  25. 25.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) new and surprising (c) long and one-sided
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  27. 27.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only your friends (c) only you (d) the whole group
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) no new arguments (c) naming the main points (d) mentioning key facts
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) a long repeat of all (c) adding a new point (d) only your own view
  31. 31.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) trailing off (c) mentioning key facts (d) staying neutral
  33. 33.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) a clear last line (c) a long repeat of all (d) starting a new debate
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) saying where we agreed (c) no new arguments (d) staying neutral
  36. 36.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  40. 40.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a good summary
  2. False
  3. leaving out one side
  4. a good summary
  5. a poor summary
  6. no
  7. a long repeat of all
  8. about a minute
  9. points in favour
  10. points against
  11. starting a new debate
  12. saying where we agreed
  13. False
  14. True
  15. True
  16. a good summary
  17. restate the topic
  18. restate the topic
  19. a poor summary
  20. restate the topic
  21. a good summary
  22. False
  23. a good summary
  24. points against
  25. short and balanced
  26. restate the topic
  27. the whole group
  28. leaving out one side
  29. a good summary
  30. naming the main points
  31. False
  32. trailing off
  33. True
  34. a clear last line
  35. blaming others
  36. False
  37. False
  38. False
  39. a good summary
  40. True

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