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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 625 · 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) starting a new debate (b) being short and clear (c) staying neutral (d) saying where we agreed
  2. 2.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) trailing off (c) leaving out one side (d) naming the main points
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) saying where we agreed (c) staying neutral (d) trailing off
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) naming the main points (c) being short and clear (d) a clear last line
  7. 7.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) no new arguments (c) getting facts wrong (d) a clear last line
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  10. 10.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  12. 12.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) just one word (c) about ten minutes (d) about a minute
  13. 13.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) in the middle (c) at the start
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) starting a new debate (c) no new arguments (d) adding a new point
  15. 15.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) a clear last line (c) being short and clear (d) a long repeat of all
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) covering both sides (c) adding a new point (d) being short and clear
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) saying where we agreed (c) adding a new point (d) being short and clear
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) trailing off (c) starting a new debate (d) adding a new point
  23. 23.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) mentioning key facts (c) leaving out one side (d) trailing off
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  26. 26.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) leaving out one side (c) no new arguments (d) only your own view
  30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  31. 31.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  34. 34.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  36. 36.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) covering both sides (c) a clear last line (d) naming the main points
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) saying where we agreed (c) a clear last line (d) getting facts wrong
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) covering both sides (c) being short and clear (d) blaming others

Answer key

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

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