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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 639 · 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.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  2. 2.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) covering both sides (c) a long repeat of all (d) only your own view
  6. 6.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) adding a new point (c) staying neutral (d) blaming others
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) a clear last line (c) adding a new point (d) no new arguments
  11. 11.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) no new arguments (c) trailing off (d) only your own view
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  14. 14.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) mentioning key facts (c) adding a new point (d) getting facts wrong
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) naming the main points (c) trailing off (d) blaming others
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  18. 18.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) getting facts wrong (c) staying neutral (d) trailing off
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) staying neutral (c) mentioning key facts (d) a long repeat of all
  21. 21.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) just one word (c) about ten minutes (d) about a minute
  22. 22.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) blaming others (c) getting facts wrong (d) being short and clear
  23. 23.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) covering both sides (c) a clear last line (d) only your own view
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) staying neutral (c) no new arguments (d) covering both sides
  26. 26.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  27. 27.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) blaming others (c) naming the main points (d) staying neutral
  29. 29.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  32. 32.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) starting a new debate (c) being short and clear (d) covering both sides
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  34. 34.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) saying where we agreed (c) being short and clear (d) a clear last line
  36. 36.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  38. 38.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  40. 40.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary

Answer key

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

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