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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 443 · 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.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  3. 3.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  6. 6.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) new and surprising (c) long and one-sided
  8. 8.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) blaming others (c) being short and clear (d) no new arguments
  10. 10.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  11. 11.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) only your own view (c) being short and clear (d) blaming others
  14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) naming the main points (c) adding a new point (d) a long repeat of all
  16. 16.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the end (c) at the start
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) a long repeat of all (c) covering both sides (d) adding a new point
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  20. 20.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) naming the main points (c) starting a new debate (d) mentioning key facts
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) a long repeat of all (c) staying neutral (d) trailing off
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) staying neutral (c) blaming others (d) being short and clear
  26. 26.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about a minute (c) about ten minutes (d) about an hour
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) adding a new point (c) blaming others (d) saying where we agreed
  29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  30. 30.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  35. 35.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) trailing off (c) blaming others (d) adding a new point
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  39. 39.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only you (c) only your friends (d) the whole group

Answer key

  1. False
  2. restate the topic
  3. True
  4. restate the topic
  5. a poor summary
  6. True
  7. short and balanced
  8. False
  9. blaming others
  10. restate the topic
  11. True
  12. a good summary
  13. being short and clear
  14. points against
  15. naming the main points
  16. at the end
  17. a poor summary
  18. covering both sides
  19. a poor summary
  20. False
  21. starting a new debate
  22. staying neutral
  23. a poor summary
  24. restate the topic
  25. blaming others
  26. False
  27. about a minute
  28. saying where we agreed
  29. points in favour
  30. True
  31. a good summary
  32. a poor summary
  33. points in favour
  34. points in favour
  35. False
  36. a poor summary
  37. saying where we agreed
  38. a good summary
  39. True
  40. the whole group

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