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Group Discussion Worksheet: Summarising

Debate lesson 21: Summarising a GD · Set 689 · 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: blaming others? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  2. 2.🧾 Good or poor summary: a long repeat of all? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off (b) leaving out one side (c) adding a new point (d) no new arguments
  4. 4.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) no (b) yes
  5. 5.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) a clear last line (c) covering both sides (d) leaving out one side
  6. 6.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “trailing off” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only your friends (b) the whole group (c) only the first speaker (d) only you
  9. 9.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or points against? (a) points in favour (b) points against
  10. 10.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  11. 11.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
  12. 12.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) staying neutral (c) naming the main points (d) starting a new debate
  13. 13.True or false: “being short and clear” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “starting a new debate” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧾 Good or poor summary: trailing off? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  16. 16.🧾 Good or poor summary: adding a new point? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  17. 17.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points against? (a) where we agreed (b) points against
  18. 18.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
  19. 19.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  20. 20.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or points in favour? (a) points against (b) points in favour
  21. 21.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) a clear last line (c) adding a new point (d) leaving out one side
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) saying where we agreed (c) naming the main points (d) a long repeat of all
  23. 23.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
  24. 24.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or restate the topic? (a) where we agreed (b) restate the topic
  26. 26.True or false: “staying neutral” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) just one word (b) about a minute (c) about ten minutes (d) about an hour
  28. 28.True or false: “blaming others” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) being short and clear (c) mentioning key facts (d) blaming others
  31. 31.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) staying neutral (b) leaving out one side (c) starting a new debate (d) getting facts wrong
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering both sides (b) being short and clear (c) mentioning key facts (d) trailing off
  33. 33.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) mentioning key facts (b) no new arguments (c) naming the main points (d) adding a new point
  34. 34.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) saying where we agreed (c) a clear last line (d) only your own view
  35. 35.True or false: “saying where we agreed” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧾 When is the summary of a GD given? (a) at the start (b) in the middle (c) at the end
  37. 37.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) trailing off (c) staying neutral (d) mentioning key facts
  38. 38.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) adding a new point (b) trailing off (c) covering both sides (d) starting a new debate
  39. 39.True or false: “only your own view” is part of a good GD summary. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: where we agreed or points in favour? (a) where we agreed (b) points in favour

Answer key

  1. a poor summary
  2. a poor summary
  3. no new arguments
  4. no
  5. leaving out one side
  6. False
  7. False
  8. the whole group
  9. points in favour
  10. a poor summary
  11. points against
  12. starting a new debate
  13. True
  14. True
  15. a poor summary
  16. a poor summary
  17. points against
  18. a good summary
  19. a good summary
  20. points in favour
  21. a clear last line
  22. a long repeat of all
  23. restate the topic
  24. True
  25. restate the topic
  26. True
  27. about a minute
  28. False
  29. a poor summary
  30. blaming others
  31. staying neutral
  32. trailing off
  33. adding a new point
  34. only your own view
  35. False
  36. at the end
  37. trailing off
  38. covering both sides
  39. False
  40. points in favour

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