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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 534 · 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.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) in the middle (c) at the start
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  3. 3.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about an hour (c) just one word (d) about a minute
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) a long repeat of all (c) covering both sides (d) naming the main points
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) trailing off (c) only your own view (d) mentioning key facts
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) naming the main points (c) adding a new point (d) a clear last line
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) leaving out one side (c) covering both sides (d) a long repeat of all
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) a clear last line (c) only your own view (d) a long repeat of all
  9. 9.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) covering both sides (c) naming the main points (d) a long repeat of all
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) getting facts wrong (c) no new arguments (d) blaming others
  16. 16.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) getting facts wrong (c) saying where we agreed (d) no new arguments
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) mentioning key facts (c) staying neutral (d) trailing off
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) being short and clear (c) a clear last line (d) naming the main points
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  22. 22.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  23. 23.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) adding a new point (c) getting facts wrong (d) leaving out one side
  25. 25.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) starting a new debate
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  28. 28.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  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.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) covering both sides (d) adding a new point
  33. 33.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) starting a new debate (c) covering both sides (d) mentioning key facts
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) naming the main points (c) leaving out one side (d) staying neutral
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) blaming others (c) covering both sides (d) being short and clear
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) covering both sides (c) only your own view (d) a clear last line
  39. 39.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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