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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 685 · 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.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) new and surprising (c) short and balanced
  3. 3.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  4. 4.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or where we agreed? (a) points in favour (b) where we agreed
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) only your own view (b) staying neutral (c) naming the main points (d) being short and clear
  6. 6.🧾 Good or poor summary: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  7. 7.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  8. 8.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  9. 9.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  10. 10.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) being short and clear (c) blaming others (d) mentioning key facts
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) blaming others (c) staying neutral (d) starting a new debate
  13. 13.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) blaming others (b) leaving out one side (c) getting facts wrong (d) mentioning key facts
  14. 14.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) starting a new debate (c) naming the main points (d) a clear last line
  19. 19.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) blaming others (c) only your own view (d) covering both sides
  20. 20.🧾 Good or poor summary: mentioning key facts? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  21. 21.True or false: “getting facts wrong” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  23. 23.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) being short and clear (c) getting facts wrong (d) a clear last line
  25. 25.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) only your own view (c) adding a new point (d) saying where we agreed
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long repeat of all (b) a clear last line (c) blaming others (d) adding a new point
  27. 27.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only your own view (b) a clear last line (c) saying where we agreed (d) covering both sides
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  30. 30.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) a long repeat of all (b) leaving out one side (c) a clear last line (d) only your own view
  35. 35.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  36. 36.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) just one word (c) about an hour (d) about a minute
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) saying where we agreed (c) naming the main points (d) blaming others
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) adding a new point (c) no new arguments (d) only your own view
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a new debate (b) adding a new point (c) only your own view (d) covering both sides
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) getting facts wrong (c) being short and clear (d) adding a new point

Answer key

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

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