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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 507 · 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: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  2. 2.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) covering both sides (c) saying where we agreed (d) naming the main points
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) starting a new debate
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) getting facts wrong (c) saying where we agreed (d) no new arguments
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) naming the main points (c) starting a new debate (d) getting facts wrong
  11. 11.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) only your own view (c) leaving out one side (d) blaming others
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  16. 16.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) trailing off (c) mentioning key facts (d) being short and clear
  18. 18.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about a minute (c) about an hour (d) about ten minutes
  19. 19.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
  20. 20.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) at the start (c) in the middle
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) being short and clear (c) adding a new point (d) trailing off
  22. 22.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) only your own view
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) saying where we agreed (c) mentioning key facts (d) no new arguments
  25. 25.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  27. 27.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) saying where we agreed (c) naming the main points (d) only your own view
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) a clear last line (c) staying neutral (d) trailing off
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  32. 32.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) adding a new point (c) being short and clear (d) naming the main points
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) only your own view (c) leaving out one side (d) a long repeat of all
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) naming the main points (c) being short and clear (d) starting a new debate
  36. 36.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  37. 37.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  39. 39.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) a long repeat of all (c) adding a new point (d) leaving out one side
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) blaming others (c) adding a new point (d) saying where we agreed

Answer key

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

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