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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 418 · 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 of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) a clear last line (c) adding a new point (d) saying where we agreed
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) getting facts wrong (c) starting a new debate (d) covering both sides
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) being short and clear (c) a clear last line (d) starting a new debate
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good 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.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  10. 10.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) only your own view (c) a long repeat of all (d) blaming others
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) no new arguments (c) mentioning key facts (d) only your own view
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  16. 16.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) getting facts wrong (c) only your own view (d) mentioning key facts
  18. 18.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about a minute (c) just one word (d) about ten minutes
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) adding a new point (c) mentioning key facts (d) covering both sides
  20. 20.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  21. 21.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) mentioning key facts (c) leaving out one side (d) covering both sides
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) a clear last line (c) blaming others (d) naming the main points
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  26. 26.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  30. 30.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) starting a new debate (c) staying neutral (d) being short and clear
  32. 32.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) covering both sides (c) only your own view (d) staying neutral
  34. 34.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) in the middle (c) at the start
  35. 35.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  39. 39.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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