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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 536 · 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.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
  2. 2.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  3. 3.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  5. 5.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) getting facts wrong (c) a long repeat of all (d) starting a new debate
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) a clear last line (c) being short and clear (d) only your own view
  8. 8.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) leaving out one side (c) mentioning key facts (d) starting a new debate
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) staying neutral (c) adding a new point (d) trailing off
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) trailing off (c) mentioning key facts (d) being short and clear
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) staying neutral (c) starting a new debate (d) blaming others
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) being short and clear (c) mentioning key facts (d) trailing off
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) staying neutral (c) no new arguments (d) only your own view
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) starting a new debate (c) only your own view (d) a long repeat of all
  18. 18.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) no new arguments (c) naming the main points (d) staying neutral
  19. 19.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) the whole group (c) only you (d) only the first speaker
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  22. 22.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  24. 24.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) covering both sides (c) naming the main points (d) leaving out one side
  26. 26.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) a clear last line (c) naming the main points (d) a long repeat of all
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) a long repeat of all (d) staying neutral
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) getting facts wrong (c) adding a new point (d) only your own view
  30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) starting a new debate (c) adding a new point (d) getting facts wrong
  36. 36.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about an hour (c) about a minute (d) just one word
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour

Answer key

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

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