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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 535 · 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.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  2. 2.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) starting a new debate (c) mentioning key facts (d) getting facts wrong
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  5. 5.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  9. 9.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) trailing off (c) leaving out one side (d) only your own view
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  12. 12.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) in the middle (c) at the start
  16. 16.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  18. 18.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) covering both sides (c) no new arguments (d) a long repeat of all
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  22. 22.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) a long repeat of all (c) covering both sides (d) adding a new point
  24. 24.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about ten minutes (c) about a minute (d) about an hour
  25. 25.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) the whole group (c) only the first speaker (d) only your friends
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) trailing off (c) getting facts wrong (d) being short and clear
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) covering both sides (c) saying where we agreed (d) a long repeat of all
  28. 28.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) starting a new debate (c) mentioning key facts (d) saying where we agreed
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  32. 32.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) only your own view (c) mentioning key facts (d) adding a new point
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) covering both sides (c) mentioning key facts (d) only your own view
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) mentioning key facts (c) staying neutral (d) naming the main points
  36. 36.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  38. 38.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic

Answer key

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

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