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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 662 · 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: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  2. 2.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) saying where we agreed (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point
  4. 4.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) getting facts wrong (c) saying where we agreed (d) leaving out one side
  5. 5.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about a minute (c) about an hour (d) about ten minutes
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) a long repeat of all (c) starting a new debate (d) being short and clear
  7. 7.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) a long repeat of all (c) starting a new debate (d) naming the main points
  9. 9.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) blaming others (c) saying where we agreed (d) covering both sides
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) covering both sides (c) staying neutral (d) saying where we agreed
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) a clear last line (c) mentioning key facts (d) getting facts wrong
  12. 12.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying where we agreed (b) getting facts wrong (c) adding a new point (d) leaving out one side
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) a clear last line (c) a long repeat of all (d) mentioning key facts
  16. 16.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) short and balanced (b) new and surprising (c) long and one-sided
  17. 17.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points in favour? (a) restate the topic (b) points in favour
  19. 19.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  22. 22.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  24. 24.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) starting a new debate (c) blaming others (d) covering both sides
  26. 26.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying neutral (b) mentioning key facts (c) being short and clear (d) only your own view
  29. 29.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  31. 31.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  32. 32.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) covering both sides (c) a long repeat of all (d) only your own view
  34. 34.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) trailing off (c) being short and clear (d) covering both sides
  36. 36.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only you (b) only the first speaker (c) the whole group (d) only your friends
  37. 37.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the end (c) at the start

Answer key

  1. a good summary
  2. points in favour
  3. adding a new point
  4. saying where we agreed
  5. about a minute
  6. being short and clear
  7. True
  8. naming the main points
  9. blaming others
  10. trailing off
  11. getting facts wrong
  12. a poor summary
  13. saying where we agreed
  14. a good summary
  15. a long repeat of all
  16. short and balanced
  17. points in favour
  18. restate the topic
  19. restate the topic
  20. restate the topic
  21. points in favour
  22. restate the topic
  23. a good summary
  24. True
  25. covering both sides
  26. False
  27. False
  28. only your own view
  29. False
  30. a poor summary
  31. a poor summary
  32. a poor summary
  33. covering both sides
  34. False
  35. trailing off
  36. the whole group
  37. True
  38. True
  39. True
  40. at the end

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