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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 556 · 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) mentioning key facts (b) getting facts wrong (c) saying where we agreed (d) a clear last line
  2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  3. 3.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) getting facts wrong (c) naming the main points (d) covering both sides
  5. 5.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  7. 7.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  9. 9.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) leaving out one side (c) starting a new debate (d) no new arguments
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) leaving out one side (c) only your own view (d) being short and clear
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) naming the main points (c) staying neutral (d) trailing off
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) blaming others (c) staying neutral (d) trailing off
  15. 15.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) covering both sides (c) staying neutral (d) trailing off
  17. 17.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  19. 19.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) new and surprising (c) long and one-sided
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) adding a new point (c) naming the main points (d) no new arguments
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) starting a new debate (c) no new arguments (d) leaving out one side
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) saying where we agreed (c) no new arguments (d) staying neutral
  26. 26.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) no new arguments (c) covering both sides (d) adding a new point
  29. 29.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about an hour (c) about a minute (d) about ten minutes
  30. 30.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) only you (c) only the first speaker (d) the whole group
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) mentioning key facts (c) trailing off (d) starting a new debate
  33. 33.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) naming the main points (c) a long repeat of all (d) saying where we agreed
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) covering both sides (c) leaving out one side (d) staying neutral
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) starting a new debate (c) a clear last line (d) saying where we agreed
  39. 39.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  40. 40.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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