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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 428 · 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.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) blaming others (c) mentioning key facts (d) naming the main points
  3. 3.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) mentioning key facts (c) trailing off (d) starting a new debate
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) mentioning key facts (c) starting a new debate (d) naming the main points
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  9. 9.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  10. 10.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  11. 11.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) leaving out one side (c) a long repeat of all (d) naming the main points
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) only your own view (c) naming the main points (d) leaving out one side
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  17. 17.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  20. 20.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) saying where we agreed (c) only your own view (d) no new arguments
  23. 23.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) a long repeat of all (c) only your own view (d) a clear last line
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) blaming others (c) a clear last line (d) covering both sides
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) being short and clear (c) starting a new debate (d) no new arguments
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) a clear last line (c) adding a new point (d) mentioning key facts
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) no new arguments (c) a long repeat of all (d) trailing off
  30. 30.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) adding a new point (c) blaming others (d) staying neutral
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) getting facts wrong (c) adding a new point (d) saying where we agreed
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) staying neutral (c) only your own view (d) naming the main points
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  36. 36.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  37. 37.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) trailing off (c) being short and clear (d) naming the main points
  39. 39.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) a long repeat of all (c) starting a new debate (d) a clear last line

Answer key

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

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