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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 508 · 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) no new arguments (b) covering both sides (c) a long repeat of all (d) a clear last line
  2. 2.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) in the middle (c) at the start
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) mentioning key facts (c) staying neutral (d) naming the main points
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) staying neutral (c) only your own view (d) a clear last line
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) covering both sides (c) staying neutral (d) starting a new debate
  7. 7.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) staying neutral (c) saying where we agreed (d) mentioning key facts
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) covering both sides (c) only your own view (d) a long repeat of all
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) adding a new point (c) trailing off (d) no new arguments
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) a long repeat of all (c) naming the main points (d) trailing off
  17. 17.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) adding a new point (c) mentioning key facts (d) naming the main points
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) saying where we agreed (c) only your own view (d) getting facts wrong
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) staying neutral (c) covering both sides (d) leaving out one side
  23. 23.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  27. 27.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) mentioning key facts
  31. 31.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  32. 32.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about a minute (c) about ten minutes (d) just one word
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) starting a new debate (c) staying neutral (d) trailing off
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) blaming others (c) covering both sides (d) trailing off
  37. 37.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  39. 39.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary

Answer key

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

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