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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 606 · 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) blaming others (b) only your own view (c) starting a new debate (d) no new arguments
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) being short and clear (c) only your own view (d) naming the main points
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) staying neutral (c) blaming others (d) naming the main points
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) adding a new point (c) mentioning key facts (d) starting a new debate
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) trailing off (c) staying neutral (d) covering both sides
  6. 6.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  8. 8.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) adding a new point (c) no new arguments (d) a clear last line
  11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  15. 15.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) getting facts wrong (c) a clear last line (d) trailing off
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) covering both sides (c) mentioning key facts (d) starting a new debate
  19. 19.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) a clear last line (c) being short and clear (d) no new arguments
  21. 21.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the start (c) at the end
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) starting a new debate (c) being short and clear (d) saying where we agreed
  26. 26.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  27. 27.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) the whole group (c) only you (d) only the first speaker
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) only your own view (c) covering both sides (d) leaving out one side
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  31. 31.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) getting facts wrong (c) leaving out one side (d) mentioning key facts
  34. 34.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  39. 39.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed

Answer key

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

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