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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 447 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) a clear last line (c) starting a new debate (d) getting facts wrong
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  3. 3.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about an hour (c) about a minute (d) just one word
  4. 4.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) short and balanced (c) long and one-sided
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) covering both sides (c) getting facts wrong (d) only your own view
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  7. 7.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) no new arguments (c) getting facts wrong (d) saying where we agreed
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) being short and clear (c) staying neutral (d) a long repeat of all
  10. 10.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) covering both sides (c) staying neutral (d) naming the main points
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) a long repeat of all (c) adding a new point (d) leaving out one side
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) adding a new point (c) no new arguments (d) mentioning key facts
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) mentioning key facts (c) only your own view (d) a long repeat of all
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) a long repeat of all (c) getting facts wrong (d) naming the main points
  18. 18.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) getting facts wrong (c) covering both sides (d) adding a new point
  19. 19.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) covering both sides (c) staying neutral (d) starting a new debate
  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: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) starting a new debate (d) a clear last line
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) leaving out one side (c) staying neutral (d) being short and clear
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  26. 26.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) mentioning key facts (c) saying where we agreed (d) no new arguments
  29. 29.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only your friends (c) only you (d) the whole group
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) leaving out one side (c) trailing off (d) starting a new debate
  34. 34.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) trailing off (c) being short and clear (d) covering both sides
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  37. 37.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  39. 39.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) staying neutral (c) being short and clear (d) leaving out one side

Answer key

  1. a clear last line
  2. points in favour
  3. about a minute
  4. short and balanced
  5. covering both sides
  6. a poor summary
  7. True
  8. getting facts wrong
  9. a long repeat of all
  10. True
  11. at the end
  12. trailing off
  13. a poor summary
  14. staying neutral
  15. adding a new point
  16. mentioning key facts
  17. naming the main points
  18. covering both sides
  19. True
  20. starting a new debate
  21. False
  22. a good summary
  23. a clear last line
  24. leaving out one side
  25. a good summary
  26. True
  27. points against
  28. only your own view
  29. the whole group
  30. a good summary
  31. points against
  32. a good summary
  33. mentioning key facts
  34. False
  35. trailing off
  36. a poor summary
  37. False
  38. restate the topic
  39. True
  40. leaving out one side

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