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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 601 · 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: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) blaming others (c) a clear last line (d) naming the main points
  5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) a clear last line (c) leaving out one side (d) adding a new point
  8. 8.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  9. 9.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) starting a new debate (c) a long repeat of all (d) only your own view
  11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  12. 12.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  13. 13.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  15. 15.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  17. 17.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) trailing off (c) starting a new debate (d) a long repeat of all
  19. 19.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about a minute (c) about ten minutes (d) about an hour
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) a clear last line (c) trailing off (d) staying neutral
  22. 22.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) covering both sides (c) staying neutral (d) starting a new debate
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) covering both sides (c) naming the main points (d) starting a new debate
  25. 25.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) adding a new point (c) blaming others (d) covering both sides
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) blaming others (c) getting facts wrong (d) being short and clear
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) staying neutral (c) no new arguments (d) being short and clear
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) naming the main points (c) only your own view (d) adding a new point
  35. 35.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only you (c) the whole group (d) only your friends
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) covering both sides (c) staying neutral (d) getting facts wrong
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) mentioning key facts (c) adding a new point (d) being short and clear
  40. 40.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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