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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 588 · 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) a long repeat of all (b) adding a new point (c) getting facts wrong (d) a clear last line
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) a clear last line (c) covering both sides (d) saying where we agreed
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) trailing off (c) adding a new point (d) mentioning key facts
  6. 6.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) short and balanced (c) long and one-sided
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) leaving out one side (c) staying neutral (d) a long repeat of all
  8. 8.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) getting facts wrong (c) adding a new point (d) a clear last line
  11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) being short and clear (c) a clear last line (d) staying neutral
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) leaving out one side (c) saying where we agreed (d) no new arguments
  14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) leaving out one side (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point
  17. 17.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) saying where we agreed (c) mentioning key facts (d) getting facts wrong
  19. 19.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) being short and clear (c) mentioning key facts (d) blaming others
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) leaving out one side (d) being short and clear
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) trailing off (c) saying where we agreed (d) naming the main points
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) trailing off (c) being short and clear (d) starting a new debate
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  26. 26.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) just one word (c) about a minute (d) about an hour
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  29. 29.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) saying where we agreed (c) a clear last line (d) staying neutral
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) saying where we agreed (c) mentioning key facts (d) no new arguments
  32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  33. 33.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  36. 36.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  37. 37.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) being short and clear (c) no new arguments (d) a clear last line
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) naming the main points (c) being short and clear (d) a clear last line
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against

Answer key

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

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