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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 633 · 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.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) short and balanced (c) long and one-sided
  2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  3. 3.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) mentioning key facts (c) staying neutral (d) trailing off
  4. 4.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) covering both sides (c) starting a new debate (d) saying where we agreed
  9. 9.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) about a minute (c) just one word (d) about ten minutes
  10. 10.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  11. 11.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) blaming others (c) adding a new point (d) a clear last line
  13. 13.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: a clear last line? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) mentioning key facts (c) naming the main points (d) covering both sides
  18. 18.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) being short and clear (c) leaving out one side (d) naming the main points
  19. 19.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) at the end (c) in the middle
  20. 20.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) no new arguments (c) leaving out one side (d) trailing off
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) covering both sides (c) trailing off (d) saying where we agreed
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) adding a new point (c) a clear last line (d) being short and clear
  23. 23.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) blaming others (c) covering both sides (d) a long repeat of all
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) only your own view (c) no new arguments (d) a clear last line
  25. 25.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) a clear last line (c) covering both sides (d) saying where we agreed
  27. 27.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) trailing off (d) naming the main points
  30. 30.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  32. 32.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  33. 33.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) being short and clear (c) a long repeat of all (d) mentioning key facts
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  36. 36.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) mentioning key facts (c) blaming others (d) getting facts wrong
  37. 37.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) being short and clear (c) staying neutral (d) leaving out one side
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) adding a new point (c) leaving out one side (d) covering both sides

Answer key

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

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