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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 63 · 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.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  2. 2.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  5. 5.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  7. 7.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) starting a new debate
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) trailing off (c) getting facts wrong (d) starting a new debate
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) mentioning key facts (c) naming the main points (d) a long repeat of all
  12. 12.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) leaving out one side (c) only your own view (d) trailing off
  14. 14.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) new and surprising (c) long and one-sided
  15. 15.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) mentioning key facts (c) getting facts wrong (d) only your own view
  17. 17.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about a minute (b) just one word (c) about an hour (d) about ten minutes
  19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) leaving out one side (c) no new arguments (d) only your own view
  22. 22.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  24. 24.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  25. 25.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  26. 26.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  27. 27.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) trailing off (c) adding a new point (d) naming the main points
  30. 30.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) covering both sides (c) a long repeat of all (d) only your own view
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  33. 33.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) starting a new debate (c) saying where we agreed (d) blaming others
  35. 35.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) starting a new debate (c) leaving out one side (d) saying where we agreed
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  39. 39.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) the whole group (c) only you (d) only your friends
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) no new arguments (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point

Answer key

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

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