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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 484 · 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.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) starting a new debate (c) a long repeat of all (d) staying neutral
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) no new arguments (c) starting a new debate (d) leaving out one side
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) leaving out one side (c) being short and clear (d) a clear last line
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  6. 6.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  8. 8.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) being short and clear (c) leaving out one side (d) only your own view
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) blaming others (c) staying neutral (d) being short and clear
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) being short and clear (c) no new arguments (d) naming the main points
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) a long repeat of all (c) staying neutral (d) only your own view
  17. 17.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) only your own view (c) a clear last line (d) leaving out one side
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) adding a new point (c) staying neutral (d) mentioning key facts
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) being short and clear (c) covering both sides (d) naming the main points
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) blaming others (c) no new arguments (d) a long repeat of all
  23. 23.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) in the middle (c) at the start
  24. 24.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  30. 30.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  33. 33.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) getting facts wrong (d) naming the main points
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  36. 36.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) saying where we agreed
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) a clear last line (c) adding a new point (d) getting facts wrong
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) blaming others (c) getting facts wrong (d) mentioning key facts
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) saying where we agreed (c) staying neutral (d) covering both sides

Answer key

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

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