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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 573 · 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 of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) being short and clear (c) naming the main points (d) a clear last line
  2. 2.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) getting facts wrong (c) adding a new point (d) mentioning key facts
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) staying neutral (c) mentioning key facts (d) adding a new point
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) leaving out one side
  6. 6.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  9. 9.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about a minute (b) just one word (c) about an hour (d) about ten minutes
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) naming the main points (c) a long repeat of all (d) covering both sides
  15. 15.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) trailing off (c) a clear last line (d) saying where we agreed
  17. 17.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  19. 19.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  20. 20.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) leaving out one side (c) only your own view (d) trailing off
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) covering both sides (c) a long repeat of all (d) starting a new debate
  23. 23.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) covering both sides (c) mentioning key facts (d) a clear last line
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) naming the main points (c) a clear last line (d) being short and clear
  29. 29.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only your friends (c) only the first speaker (d) the whole group
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  31. 31.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) mentioning key facts (c) starting a new debate (d) a long repeat of all
  33. 33.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  36. 36.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) saying where we agreed (c) blaming others (d) a clear last line
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) getting facts wrong (c) a long repeat of all (d) starting a new debate
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) being short and clear (c) mentioning key facts (d) adding a new point

Answer key

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

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