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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 688 · 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.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about ten minutes (c) about an hour (d) about a minute
  2. 2.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the end (b) at the start (c) in the middle
  3. 3.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) a clear last line (c) blaming others (d) saying where we agreed
  5. 5.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  6. 6.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) no new arguments (b) blaming others (c) naming the main points (d) covering both sides
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) getting facts wrong (c) naming the main points (d) no new arguments
  8. 8.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧾 Good or poor summary: getting facts wrong? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  11. 11.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out one side (b) being short and clear (c) naming the main points (d) no new arguments
  13. 13.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) getting facts wrong (b) a clear last line (c) only your own view (d) starting a new debate
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  16. 16.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧾 A GD summary should be… (a) long and one-sided (b) short and balanced (c) new and surprising
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: staying neutral? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) leaving out one side (c) mentioning key facts (d) getting facts wrong
  20. 20.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
  21. 21.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  22. 22.True or false: “a clear last line” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧾 Good or poor summary: starting a new debate? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  24. 24.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) mentioning key facts (c) covering both sides (d) getting facts wrong
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no new arguments (b) only your own view (c) naming the main points (d) covering both sides
  26. 26.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) naming the main points (b) staying neutral (c) a long repeat of all (d) a clear last line
  28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  29. 29.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) getting facts wrong (b) starting a new debate (c) saying where we agreed (d) blaming others
  30. 30.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “leaving out one side” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour
  34. 34.True or false: “no new arguments” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
  38. 38.🧾 Good or poor summary: saying where we agreed? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  39. 39.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) blaming others (c) adding a new point (d) being short and clear

Answer key

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

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