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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 645 · 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: mentioning key facts? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  2. 2.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) mentioning key facts (c) being short and clear (d) a long repeat of all
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) a clear last line (c) starting a new debate (d) no new arguments
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) blaming others (c) a clear last line (d) naming the main points
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  7. 7.True or false: “adding a new point” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mentioning key facts (b) leaving out one side (c) a clear last line (d) being short and clear
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) being short and clear (c) getting facts wrong (d) blaming others
  11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) staying neutral (c) only your own view (d) mentioning key facts
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  14. 14.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  16. 16.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) the whole group (c) only your friends (d) only the first speaker
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) leaving out one side (c) getting facts wrong (d) mentioning key facts
  18. 18.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) a clear last line (c) only your own view (d) starting a new debate
  21. 21.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  23. 23.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) staying neutral (c) being short and clear (d) mentioning key facts
  25. 25.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  26. 26.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about ten minutes (c) about an hour (d) about a minute
  27. 27.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  29. 29.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) saying where we agreed (c) starting a new debate (d) getting facts wrong
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) only your own view (c) staying neutral (d) a long repeat of all
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding a new point (b) covering both sides (c) a long repeat of all (d) trailing off
  33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  34. 34.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  39. 39.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic

Answer key

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

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