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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 591 · 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.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) adding a new point (c) mentioning key facts (d) staying neutral
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) saying where we agreed (c) being short and clear (d) covering both sides
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) a long repeat of all (c) trailing off (d) mentioning key facts
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) blaming others (c) a long repeat of all (d) adding a new point
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) trailing off (c) a long repeat of all (d) only your own view
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) a long repeat of all (c) a clear last line (d) trailing off
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  11. 11.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  12. 12.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) blaming others (c) mentioning key facts (d) naming the main points
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) no new arguments (c) mentioning key facts (d) trailing off
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) starting a new debate (c) saying where we agreed (d) being short and clear
  18. 18.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) just one word (c) about a minute (d) about an hour
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) no new arguments (c) leaving out one side (d) staying neutral
  21. 21.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) no new arguments (c) saying where we agreed (d) mentioning key facts
  23. 23.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) covering both sides (c) staying neutral (d) trailing off
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  27. 27.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) getting facts wrong (c) a long repeat of all (d) adding a new point
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) getting facts wrong (c) starting a new debate (d) trailing off
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) staying neutral (c) mentioning key facts (d) getting facts wrong
  31. 31.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) leaving out one side (c) trailing off (d) mentioning key facts
  33. 33.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) being short and clear (d) only your own view
  35. 35.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle
  36. 36.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  38. 38.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  40. 40.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a poor summary
  3. a poor summary
  4. adding a new point
  5. only your own view
  6. mentioning key facts
  7. a clear last line
  8. saying where we agreed
  9. a clear last line
  10. a poor summary
  11. no
  12. False
  13. a good summary
  14. blaming others
  15. trailing off
  16. a poor summary
  17. starting a new debate
  18. about a minute
  19. a poor summary
  20. leaving out one side
  21. False
  22. blaming others
  23. restate the topic
  24. trailing off
  25. a good summary
  26. a good summary
  27. False
  28. being short and clear
  29. saying where we agreed
  30. getting facts wrong
  31. True
  32. mentioning key facts
  33. False
  34. only your own view
  35. at the end
  36. True
  37. a poor summary
  38. False
  39. restate the topic
  40. True

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