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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 482 · 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: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle
  3. 3.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  4. 4.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) blaming others (c) being short and clear (d) leaving out one side
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) naming the main points (c) a clear last line (d) leaving out one side
  10. 10.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  11. 11.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) adding a new point (c) a clear last line (d) staying neutral
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  14. 14.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) long and one-sided (c) new and surprising
  15. 15.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) blaming others (c) saying where we agreed (d) mentioning key facts
  17. 17.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  18. 18.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  20. 20.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) a long repeat of all (c) getting facts wrong (d) a clear last line
  24. 24.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) saying where we agreed (c) naming the main points (d) covering both sides
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) a long repeat of all (c) saying where we agreed (d) trailing off
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) saying where we agreed (c) staying neutral (d) only your own view
  30. 30.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) just one word (c) about ten minutes (d) about a minute
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) getting facts wrong (c) being short and clear (d) no new arguments
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) a long repeat of all (c) staying neutral (d) covering both sides
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) getting facts wrong (c) a long repeat of all (d) only your own view
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) staying neutral (c) mentioning key facts (d) adding a new point
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) mentioning key facts (c) blaming others (d) getting facts wrong
  38. 38.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary

Answer key

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

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