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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 678 · 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.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) trailing off (c) getting facts wrong (d) only your own view
  3. 3.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) in the middle (b) at the start (c) at the end
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) naming the main points (c) saying where we agreed (d) a long repeat of all
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) naming the main points (c) saying where we agreed (d) covering both sides
  7. 7.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) being short and clear (c) a clear last line (d) adding a new point
  8. 8.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  9. 9.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) getting facts wrong (c) mentioning key facts (d) covering both sides
  12. 12.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) no new arguments (c) a long repeat of all (d) leaving out one side
  14. 14.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  16. 16.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) saying where we agreed
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear last line (b) staying neutral (c) leaving out one side (d) no new arguments
  18. 18.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) staying neutral (c) being short and clear (d) leaving out one side
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) a long repeat of all (c) getting facts wrong (d) being short and clear
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) naming the main points (c) trailing off (d) staying neutral
  23. 23.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about an hour (b) just one word (c) about a minute (d) about ten minutes
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) trailing off (c) a long repeat of all (d) mentioning key facts
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) staying neutral (c) trailing off (d) only your own view
  26. 26.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) new and surprising (b) short and balanced (c) long and one-sided
  28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  29. 29.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  32. 32.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a clear last line (b) leaving out one side (c) blaming others (d) trailing off
  35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  36. 36.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) trailing off (c) naming the main points (d) a long repeat of all
  38. 38.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) a long repeat of all (c) a clear last line (d) starting a new debate
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) trailing off (b) naming the main points (c) starting a new debate (d) blaming others

Answer key

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

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