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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 468 · 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) trailing off (b) mentioning key facts (c) leaving out one side (d) getting facts wrong
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) only your own view (c) leaving out one side (d) staying neutral
  3. 3.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) a long repeat of all (c) naming the main points (d) no new arguments
  6. 6.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) no new arguments (c) a clear last line (d) mentioning key facts
  8. 8.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  10. 10.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) a clear last line (c) saying where we agreed (d) blaming others
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  14. 14.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) mentioning key facts (c) leaving out one side (d) covering both sides
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) staying neutral (c) starting a new debate (d) leaving out one side
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) a clear last line
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) leaving out one side (c) being short and clear (d) no new arguments
  23. 23.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) trailing off (c) getting facts wrong (d) mentioning key facts
  26. 26.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only your friends (c) the whole group (d) only you
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) trailing off (c) staying neutral (d) covering both sides
  28. 28.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about ten minutes (c) about a minute (d) just one word
  30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) adding a new point (c) saying where we agreed (d) leaving out one side
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) starting a new debate (c) no new arguments (d) only your own view
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  34. 34.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) being short and clear (c) only your own view (d) getting facts wrong
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) starting a new debate (c) a long repeat of all (d) blaming others
  38. 38.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) a clear last line (c) naming the main points (d) mentioning key facts
  40. 40.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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