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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 624 · 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) only your own view (b) trailing off (c) no new arguments (d) a long repeat of all
  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: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  5. 5.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the end (c) at the start
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) staying neutral (c) trailing off (d) naming the main points
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) a clear last line (c) being short and clear (d) a long repeat of all
  8. 8.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about ten minutes (c) about an hour (d) about a minute
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) no new arguments (c) trailing off (d) getting facts wrong
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) blaming others (c) a clear last line (d) trailing off
  11. 11.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) getting facts wrong (c) trailing off (d) adding a new point
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  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: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) blaming others (c) being short and clear (d) leaving out one side
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) adding a new point (c) covering both sides (d) saying where we agreed
  18. 18.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) leaving out one side (c) adding a new point (d) covering both sides
  19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) mentioning key facts (c) saying where we agreed (d) adding a new point
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) being short and clear
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) getting facts wrong
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) covering both sides (c) trailing off (d) mentioning key facts
  25. 25.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) only the first speaker (c) only you (d) the whole group
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) only your own view (c) a long repeat of all (d) mentioning key facts
  29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  31. 31.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  34. 34.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  36. 36.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  37. 37.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) being short and clear (c) mentioning key facts (d) a long repeat of all
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary

Answer key

  1. no new arguments
  2. points in favour
  3. True
  4. restate the topic
  5. at the end
  6. trailing off
  7. a long repeat of all
  8. about a minute
  9. no new arguments
  10. a clear last line
  11. False
  12. covering both sides
  13. a poor summary
  14. restate the topic
  15. a good summary
  16. being short and clear
  17. adding a new point
  18. covering both sides
  19. restate the topic
  20. a poor summary
  21. adding a new point
  22. being short and clear
  23. staying neutral
  24. trailing off
  25. True
  26. the whole group
  27. a good summary
  28. mentioning key facts
  29. points against
  30. a poor summary
  31. False
  32. False
  33. short and balanced
  34. a good summary
  35. points in favour
  36. points in favour
  37. points in favour
  38. a good summary
  39. a long repeat of all
  40. a poor summary

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