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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 584 · 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) naming the main points (b) being short and clear (c) only your own view (d) no new arguments
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  3. 3.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) trailing off (c) adding a new point (d) naming the main points
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) a clear last line (c) blaming others (d) covering both sides
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) only your own view (c) naming the main points (d) leaving out one side
  11. 11.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only the first speaker (c) only your friends (d) the whole group
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) only your own view (c) leaving out one side (d) mentioning key facts
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) getting facts wrong (c) adding a new point (d) staying neutral
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  16. 16.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about an hour (c) just one word (d) about a minute
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) a clear last line (c) blaming others (d) only your own view
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) adding a new point (c) covering both sides (d) no new arguments
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  22. 22.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) in the middle (c) at the start
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) saying where we agreed (c) adding a new point (d) a long repeat of all
  24. 24.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  27. 27.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) only your own view
  29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) getting facts wrong (c) only your own view (d) no new arguments
  33. 33.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  35. 35.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) covering both sides (c) saying where we agreed (d) getting facts wrong
  38. 38.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed

Answer key

  1. only your own view
  2. points in favour
  3. True
  4. a good summary
  5. naming the main points
  6. a poor summary
  7. points against
  8. blaming others
  9. a poor summary
  10. naming the main points
  11. the whole group
  12. mentioning key facts
  13. staying neutral
  14. a good summary
  15. a good summary
  16. about a minute
  17. a poor summary
  18. no
  19. a clear last line
  20. adding a new point
  21. points against
  22. at the end
  23. saying where we agreed
  24. False
  25. False
  26. points in favour
  27. False
  28. mentioning key facts
  29. points in favour
  30. restate the topic
  31. restate the topic
  32. no new arguments
  33. True
  34. a good summary
  35. True
  36. restate the topic
  37. getting facts wrong
  38. True
  39. restate the topic
  40. points in favour

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