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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 653 · 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 of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) saying where we agreed (b) starting a new debate (c) a long repeat of all (d) adding a new point
  2. 2.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about a minute (c) about an hour (d) about ten minutes
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  4. 4.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) no new arguments (c) naming the main points (d) leaving out one side
  6. 6.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) a long repeat of all (c) covering both sides (d) staying neutral
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) covering both sides (c) getting facts wrong (d) a clear last line
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  10. 10.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) being short and clear (c) mentioning key facts (d) only your own view
  13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  14. 14.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  15. 15.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: naming the main points? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  17. 17.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) being short and clear (c) getting facts wrong (d) a long repeat of all
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  19. 19.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  21. 21.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  22. 22.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the start (c) at the end
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) only your own view (c) getting facts wrong (d) adding a new point
  24. 24.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only the first speaker (c) the whole group (d) only your friends
  25. 25.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  26. 26.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) leaving out one side (c) getting facts wrong (d) naming the main points
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  33. 33.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) covering both sides
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) a clear last line (c) leaving out one side (d) trailing off
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) covering both sides (c) trailing off (d) leaving out one side
  37. 37.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  38. 38.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  40. 40.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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