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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 574 · 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 good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) adding a new point (c) blaming others (d) staying neutral
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) covering both sides (c) staying neutral (d) adding a new point
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) blaming others (c) saying where we agreed (d) starting a new debate
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) leaving out one side (c) getting facts wrong (d) naming the main points
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) naming the main points (c) leaving out one side (d) no new arguments
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) leaving out one side (c) only your own view (d) trailing off
  9. 9.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) long and one-sided (c) short and balanced
  10. 10.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) blaming others (c) a clear last line (d) no new arguments
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) no new arguments (c) staying neutral (d) a long repeat of all
  14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  22. 22.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) at the start (c) in the middle
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) leaving out one side (c) a clear last line (d) starting a new debate
  25. 25.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  26. 26.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) covering both sides (c) being short and clear (d) saying where we agreed
  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.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  32. 32.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about an hour (c) just one word (d) about a minute
  33. 33.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) covering both sides (c) a long repeat of all (d) being short and clear
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  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) a long repeat of all (b) leaving out one side (c) a clear last line (d) only your own view
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  40. 40.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) only you (c) the whole group (d) only the first speaker

Answer key

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

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